trillion
A trillion is a very large number, bigger than a billion.
You might hear people talk about trillions when they discuss money - for example, the government budget or national debt. In these cases, it means an extremely large amount of money, like one followed by 12 zeros: 1,000,000,000,000. This can sound overwhelming and hard to imagine.
How common is "trillion"?
Word trillion is considered uncommon in modern English.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
It has a balanced usage among all categories: speech, fiction, newspapers and academic texts.
Definitions
numeral
(US, modern British, Australia, short scale) A million (times a) million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 10¹².
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Real examples of "trillion" in context
