billion
One thousand million
A billion is a thousand million—the number 1,000,000,000, or 10⁹.
In older British usage, billion meant a million million (10¹²), but American usage now dominates globally.
The word commonly expresses vast quantities: billions of stars, The company is worth billions.
A billionaire has wealth exceeding one billion dollars.
Luminous celestial bodies
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- light-yearsUnits of astronomical distance
- universeComplete system or domain
cosmos · celestial · astronomical · solar systems · exoplanets · nebulae · age · years old
Wealth or destiny
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- assetsOwned items of value
capital · net worth · portfolio · investments · philanthropy · inheritance · estate · opulence
Extremely large and heavy
- enormousExtremely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- vastExtremely great in size
- immenseExtremely large in scope
gigantic · tremendous · astronomical · staggering · monumental · unfathomable · incalculable · incomprehensible
Ten times a hundred
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- figureOutline or numeral
- countReckon a total
- numeralSymbol denoting quantity
digit · integer · numerical · arithmetic · calculation · mathematics · zero · hundred
Humans as a group
- humansHomo sapiens members
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
- censusOfficial population count
growth · China · India · megacity · urbanization · overcrowding · density · milestone
stars
Luminous celestial bodies
- galaxiesGravitationally bound stellar assemblies
- planetsStar-orbiting celestial bodies
- light-yearsUnits of astronomical distance
universe · cosmos · celestial · astronomical · solar systems · exoplanets · nebulae · age · years old · cosmic
fortune
Wealth or destiny
assets · capital · net worth · portfolio · investments · philanthropy · inheritance · estate · opulence · affluence
massive
Extremely large and heavy
immense · gigantic · tremendous · astronomical · staggering · monumental · unfathomable · incalculable · incomprehensible · mind-boggling
thousand
Ten times a hundred
numeral · digit · integer · numerical · arithmetic · calculation · mathematics · zero · hundred · even
people
Humans as a group
- humansHomo sapiens members
- inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place
- demographicsStatistical population characteristics
census · growth · China · India · megacity · urbanization · overcrowding · density · milestone · global
billionbillionth
One part per billion
innumerable · uncountable · countless · infinite · incalculable
- billiards roomSpace for cue sports
- billiard ballsNumbered spheres for cue sports
- billiard tablePocketed gaming surface
- bald as a billiard ballTotally without hair
- billion yearsThousand million revolutions around sun
- billiard cuePocket game striker