billion

S2 W2

BrE /ˈbɪljən/ AmE /ˈbɪljən/

noun en → es

1 NUMBER B1

the number 1,000,000,000 (British) or 1,000,000,000,000 (American)

billón

  • a billion of sth

Collocations billion dollars · billion people

  • The company's worth is a billion dollars.

    El valor de la empresa es un billón de dólares.

2 QUANTITY B1

a very large number or amount, often used for emphasis

una cantidad enorme, una cifra astronómica

  • billions of sth

Collocations billions of stars · billions of years

  • There are billions of stars in the universe.

    Hay billones de estrellas en el universo.