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Milliarden

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German term or phrase:	Milliarde
English translation:	billion
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13:09 Jul 24, 2002

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Bus/Financial

German term or phrase: Milliarden

should this be translated as thousand million (British)or as milliard as some British newspapers have adopted this European term.
I know it is a billion in American English but I need the British perspective on this

Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB KudoZ activity Questions: 75 (none open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 417 New Zealand
Local time: 09:47

1 Milliarde = 1 billion

Explanation:
It's "billion" in British English as well.

Hope this helps

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pschmitt
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:47

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once again thanks everyone so much !
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1 Milliarde = 1 billion

pschmitt

billion

Mary Worby

also billion in UK english

Alison Riddell

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peer agreement (net): +6

1 Milliarde = 1 billion

Explanation:
It's "billion" in British English as well.

Hope this helps

pschmitt
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:47
PRO pts in pair: 406

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once again thanks everyone so much !

7 mins confidence:

also billion in UK english

Explanation:
this is commonly understood as being a million plus three extra noughts (1,000,000,000).

HTH

Alison

Alison Riddell
Germany
Local time: 21:47
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8 mins confidence:

billion

Explanation:
Britain has pretty much adopted the American million. I've never heard milliard used in British. Thousand million would be understood but is rarely used ...

HTH

Mary

Mary Worby
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:47
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English
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