milliard

American  

[mil-yerd, -yahrd] / ˈmɪl yərd, -yɑrd /

noun

British.

1. one thousand millions; equivalent to U.S. billion.

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milliard British  

/ ˈmɪljɑːd, ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd /

noun

1. US and Canadian equivalent: billion.  (no longer in technical use) a thousand million

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Etymology

Origin of milliard

From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at milli-, -ard

Example Sentences

Bar = bar of gold used to be c£1m Yard = short for "milliard".

From The Guardian • Jun. 28, 2012

I would not be in Eug�ne's boots for a milliard.

From Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire by O'Shea, John Augustus

From this we promise ourselves a yearly increase of about a milliard pounds sterling in our Freeland income.

From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Hertzka, Theodor

Down to the month of May, 1921, two and a half milliard francs was the maximum sum allotted to Belgium by the Supreme Council.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Dillon, Emile Joseph

And the celebrated loan of half a milliard francs, which Austrian financiers undertook to advance to Bulgaria—on outrageously oppressive conditions—set the crown to the work of many years.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris