milliard

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd/, /ˈmɪljɑːd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmɪljɚd, -jɑrd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mil′yərd, -yärd)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
mil•liard /ˈmɪlyɚd, -yɑrd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable][Brit.]
  1. British Termsone thousand millions;
    equivalent to U.S. billion.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
mil•liard  (mil′yərd, -yärd),USA pronunciation n. [Brit.]
  1. British Termsone thousand millions;
    equivalent to U.S. billion.
  • French; see milli-, -ard
  • 1785–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
milliard / ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd ˈmɪljɑːd/
  1. (no longer in technical use) one thousand million
    US and Canadian equivalent: billion
Etymology: 19th Century: from French

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