milliard

[ mil-yerd, -yahrd ]

/ ˈmɪl yərd, -yɑrd /

noun British.

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

Nearby words

millett, millhouse, milli-, milliammeter, milliampere, milliard, milliary, millibar, millibarn, millicent, millicoulomb

Origin of milliard

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

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Examples from the Web for milliard

One milliard, two milliard, how many is those progeny I do not know, but of him I speak not.
Mike Flannery On Duty and Off|Ellis Parker Butler
From this we promise ourselves a yearly increase of about a milliard pounds sterling in our Freeland income.
Freeland|Theodor Hertzka
Since 1806 I have taken over a milliard francs in contributions.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte|William Milligan Sloane
Although the public is buying bread at a high price, that price represents a loss to the Government of about a milliard a year.
The Economic Consequences of the Peace|John Maynard Keynes

No, cried a deputy, it will be like the milliard of the Congregations.
The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906|Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead

British Dictionary definitions for milliard

milliard

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌɑːd, ˈmɪljɑːd) /

noun

British (no longer in technical use) a thousand millionUS and Canadian equivalent: billion

Word Origin for milliard

C19: from French

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