Word Type

Numeral

Noun

Adjective

The word "billion" can be used as numeral, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

milliard million quadrillion quintillion sextillion thousand thousand million trillion

Derived Terms

Barbillion Boring Billion billion laughs billion-dollar grass billion-dollar question billionaire centibillion golden billion megabillion multi-billion multibillion multibillions

Context

british australian hyperbole long scale modern british australian short scale united kingdom united states us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

large indefinite amount large indefinite quantity large integer

Type Of (IsA)

large integer

Related Terms

Previous: milliard. Next billiard. Previous: million. Next trillion. coined after the series million coined at same time gazillion giga illion quadrillion same origin trillion zillion

Related Terms

giga milliard million thousand trillion

Similar Terms

cardinal cardinal

Synonym Network

milliard millions thousand million

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.