Milliards (en. Billions)

/miljaʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
noun
A unit of measurement in the decimal system.
The state's budget amounts to several billion euros.
Le budget de l'État s'élève à plusieurs milliards d'euros.
Used to express wealth or considerable sums of money.
He made billions from his investments.
Il a gagné des milliards grâce à ses investissements.
A number equivalent to one billion.
There are over a trillion stars in our galaxy.
Il y a plus de mille milliards d'étoiles dans notre galaxie.

Etymology

From the French 'milliard', derived from Latin 'mille' meaning thousand and 'hard' meaning group or set.

Common Phrases and Expressions

billions of reasons
A very large quantity of reasons.
des milliards de raisons
in the hundreds of billions
On a very large scale, often referring to finances.
à des centaines de milliards
worth billions
To have a very high value, often financial.
valoir des milliards

Related Words

billion
A billion is equal to a thousand billion (10^12) in the French numbering system.
billion
million
A million is equal to a thousand thousands (10^6).
million
trillion
A trillion is equal to a million billion (10^18).
trillion

Slang Meanings

Billions
He made billions, you know, he's really rich.
Il a gagné des milliards, tu sais, il est vraiment riche.
Billionaire
I've been waiting here for a billion years!
C'est un milliar de temps que j'attends ici!