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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

milliard

English translation:

billion

Added to glossary by RHELLER
Mar 25, 2003 17:21
23 yrs ago
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French term

milliard

Non-PRO French to English Bus/Financial
par milliard de dollars
Proposed translations (English)
5 +8 billion
4 +2 billion

Proposed translations

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billion

it's in the dictionary
Peer comment(s):
agree SilLiz (X)
3 mins
thanks sil
agree Attila Piróth : Yep, both UK and US. The former British use of billion for a million million is no longer valid. (The Macmillan Good English Handbook).
3 mins
merci Attila!
agree Madeleine Pérusse
4 mins
merci Madeleine!
agree Enza Longo
6 mins
merci Enza!
agree Annie Tétrault
19 mins
agree Will Matter
2 hrs
agree ntouzet (X)
4 hrs
agree Peter Coles : Though the UK usage of billion as one million million is still in use as a technical term in mathematics, in common usage it we have now adopted the US definition.
16 hrs
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5 mins

billion

= 'billion', that is, a thousand million
Peer comment(s):
agree Will Matter
2 hrs
agree ntouzet (X)
4 hrs
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