Pronunciations (4)
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/ˈmɪlɪɑːd/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/ˈmɪliɑɹd/
Pronunciation notes
- US
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ˈmɪlɪɑːd
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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ˈmɪliɑɹd
Pronunciation notes
- US
Numeral
10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.)
Usage- Archaic
- Synonyms
- billion[short scale]]>thousand million
- Related words
- Previous: million. Next: billion.
- Examples
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For the coming year France would contribute 80 milliard francs ($200 million) to the Algerian budget [...].
Noun
a billion
- Broader terms
- Examples
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in England they call one thousand million a ‘milliard’