milliard vs billion
billion vs milliardmilliard and billion both are nouns.
milliard is not an adjective while billion is an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| milliard | Yes | No | No | No |
| billion | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
billion is a hypernym of
milliard; that is, billion is a
word with a broader meaning than milliard:
- milliard: a billion
- billion: the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
Other hypernyms of milliard include
1000000000, one thousand million.
| milliard (noun) | billion (noun) |
|---|---|
| a billion | 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) |
| milliard (adjective) | billion (adjective) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Words related to "milliard"
Words related to "billion"
- 1000000000
- 1000000000000
- America
- Britain
- Great Britain
- U.K.
- U.S.
- U.S.A.
- UK
- US
- USA
- United Kingdom
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- United States
- United States of America
- bazillion
- cardinal
- gazillion
- jillion
- large indefinite amount
- large indefinite quantity
- large integer
- milliard
- million
- one million million
- one thousand million
- the States
- trillion
- zillion
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