trillion

A number representing one million million (1,000,000,000,000) in the short scale, commonly used in finance and economics.

• 🇩🇪Zahl, die eine Million Millionen (1 000 000 000 000) darstellt, in der kurzen Skala üblich, vor allem in Finanzen und Wirtschaft verwendet. Umgangssprachlich auch für eine unvorstellbar große, unzählige Menge.

1. One million million (US) B2 formal american

   The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 12th power.

   • The national debt is over 30 trillion dollars.
   • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.
   • The company is valued at several trillion dollars.

   🇩🇪Billion

2. One quintillion (UK) C1 formal british

   The number equal to 1,000,000,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the 18th power.

   • In older British usage, a trillion was a million million million.
   • Historical documents sometimes refer to a trillion as a quintillion.
   • The difference between the US and UK trillion caused confusion in early financial reports.

   🇩🇪Eine Quintillion (Vereinigtes Königreich)

   Synonyme: quintillion

• more trillion comparative form
• most trillion superlative form

A noun referring to a very large number, often used hyperbolically to indicate an indefinite but immense quantity. In British English, it traditionally denotes a million million million (10^18), while in American English it denotes a million million (10^12).

• 🇩🇪Substantiv für eine sehr große Zahl, oft hyperbolisch für eine unbestimmte, aber gewaltige Menge verwendet. Im britischen Englisch traditionell eine Million Millionen Millionen (10^18), im amerikanischen Englisch eine Million Millionen (10^12).

1. A very large indefinite number (hyperbole) B2 informal

   An extremely large, often exaggerated, number used to emphasize quantity.

   • I've told you a trillion times to clean your room!
   • There are a trillion stars in the sky, it seems.
   • He has a trillion ideas, but never acts on them.

   🇩🇪Unvorstellbar große Zahl (Hyperbel)

   Synonyme: gazillionjillionzillion

2. One followed by 18 zeros (long scale) C1 formal british

   The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000,000,000; a million million million.

   • In the long scale, a trillion equals 10^18.
   • The national debt was measured in trillions under the old system.
   • Astronomers discuss distances in trillions of kilometers.

   🇩🇪Trillion (lange Skala)

   Synonyme: quintillion

3. One followed by 12 zeros (short scale) B2 formal american

   The number represented as 1,000,000,000,000; a million million.

   • The company's valuation reached over a trillion dollars.
   • The government spent trillions on economic stimulus.
   • A trillion grains of sand would fill a large truck.

   🇩🇪Billion

• trillions plural form
• trillions' possessive plural form
• trillion's possessive singular form