milliard
milliard
Definition
mil·liard (mil′yərd, -yärd′)
noun
Brit. 1,000 millions
Etymology: Fr < million (see million) + -ard (see -ard), orig., “large million”
milliard
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- franc: Paris, with its 68 milliards franc stock of gold and 21½ milliard stock of foreign currencies, suddenly became master of the situation.
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