trillion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
  2. noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
  3. noun the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros

Etymology

Borrowed from French trillion, from French tri- (“three”) + -illion, equivalent to tri- + -illion. The noun was coined by American basketball player Harvey Pollack, because of the way the numbers read across a basketball box score.

In classic literature

Synonyms

million, billion, zillion, jillion, gazillion

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