trillion
noun
a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 12 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 18 zeros.
trillions
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pluralof trillion.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It is that AI business that Musk thinks can serve a market worth tens of trillions of dollars, justifying the need for a merger.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
The shark has also been celebrated for its unexpected boost to the local economy, with Busan Mayor Chun Jae-soo thanking it for generating publicity he said would otherwise have cost "trillions".
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The paper reports $9bn of credit default swaps are being traded a week, triggered by the wave of borrowing to finance trillions of dollars of AI infrastructure spending.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
The global tech sector has been slowly recovering from a summer rout that wiped trillions off markets amid concerns about elevated stock valuations and when firms would see returns on their vast investments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Getting down to the level of quarks–the particles that make up particles–requires still more: trillions of volts of electricity and the budget of a small Central American nation.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
