milliard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of milliard
From French, dating back to 1785–95; see origin at milli-, -ard
Example Sentences
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Bar = bar of gold used to be c£1m Yard = short for "milliard".
From The Guardian ● Jun. 28, 2012
Discussion in the convention about a forced loan of a milliard of livres.
From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Francis Randolph
There are a milliard and a half of stars in the heavens, and—as far as we know—a milliard and a half of human beings on the earth.
From Ditte: Girl Alive! by Martin Andersen Nexø
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 William Morris Hughes
The decree which declares all assignats, bearing the King's bust, to be of no value in future, takes away from private property one milliard, 665 millions, and 157 thousand livres.
From Historical Epochs of the French Revolution With The Judgment And Execution Of Louis XVI., King Of France And A List Of The Members Of The National Convention, Who Voted For And Against His Death by Francis Randolph
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