Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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US | Yes | No | No | No |
billion | Yes | Yes | No | No |
US (noun) | billion (noun) |
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 | the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros |
the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen | |
a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole) |
US (adjective) | billion (adjective) |
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denoting a quantity consisting of one thousand million items or units in the United States | |
denoting a quantity consisting of one million million items or units in Great Britain |