The meaning of Billions

number

The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 109.

Usage examples:

A world population of nearly 5 billion

cardinal number

The number equivalent to the product of a thousand and a million; 1,000,000,000 or 10⁹

Usage examples:

A world population of nearly 5 billion

number

1,000,000,000

Usage examples:

Congress cut spending by $255 billion., four hurricanes battered florida, causing billions of dolla…

noun

One thousand million: 1,000,000,000

Usage examples:

A loss of £2 billion, the banks lost billions in the crash.