trillion meaning and definition

TRILLION noun

Definition of trillion (noun)

1. a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
   • "there were millions of flies"
   • synonyms: billion, gazillion, jillion, million, zillion
2. the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
   • "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
   • synonyms: one million million million
3. the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
   • "in England they call a trillion a billion"
   • synonyms: 1000000000000, one million million

TRILLION adjective

Definition of trillion (adjective)

1. one quintillion in Great Britain
2. one million million in the United States