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trillion

/ˈtrɪl.jən/

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adjective

/ˈtrɪl.jən/B2formal
  • ruЧисло, представляющее один миллион миллионов (1 000 000 000 000) в короткой шкале, обычно используемое в финансах и экономике.

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

  1. One million million (US)B2formalamerican

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

    ruТриллион

    • 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.
  2. One quintillion (UK)C1formalbritish

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

    ruОдин квинтиллион (Великобритания)

    • 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    • Historical documents sometimes refer to a trillion as a quintillion.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.

    Synonymsquintillion

Forms
  • more trillion comparative form
  • most trillion superlative form

noun

/ˈtrɪl.jən/B2formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее очень большое число, часто используемое гиперболически для указания на неопределённое, но огромное количество. В британском английском традиционно обозначает миллион миллионов миллионов (10^18), а в американском английском — миллион миллионов (10^12).

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).

  1. A very large indefinite number (hyperbole)B2informal

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

    ruОгромное количество (гипербола)

    • 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.

    Synonymsgazillionjillionzillion

  2. One followed by 18 zeros (long scale)C1formalbritish

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

    ruКвинтиллион (длинная шкала)

    • 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.

    Synonymsquintillion

  3. One followed by 12 zeros (short scale)B2formalamerican

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

    ruТриллион

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