1
: gold or silver heavily alloyed with a less valuable metal
2
: an alloy of silver containing more than 50 percent of copper by weight
Examples of billon in a Sentence
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Indonesia hopes to inaugurate the city this August, but Bloomberg reports that the project faces funding constraints as Indonesia tries to court international investors to cover 80% of its $34 billon cost.
Jokowi also tried to leverage the country’s natural resources.
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Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Feb. 2024
The company’s revenue was up 16% year-over-year, to 3.7 billion euros ($3.9 billion) in its fourth quarter, from 3.1 billion euros ($3.3 billon).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
According to the Financial Times of London, the three brands (TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith) had sales of about CHF 1.6 billon (about $1.9 billion) last year.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
Moore’s Law: 2.5x Maintaining the progress of Moore’s Law is the subject of billons and billions of dollars of investment, some very complex engineering, and a bunch of international angst.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
Winning Powerball ticket sold in CA:See winning numbers for $1 billon jackpot
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
An estimated $18-20 billon While the extent of Idalia's destruction remains to be seen, an AccuWeather report estimates the storm is already responsible for $18 billion to $20 billion in damage.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
The pricing changes that have already been made helped Netflix boost its second-quarter revenue by 3% from the same time last year to $8.2 billon, falling below analyst forecasts.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 19 July 2023
Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billon to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 15 Feb. 2024
The company’s revenue was up 16% year-over-year, to 3.7 billion euros ($3.9 billion) in its fourth quarter, from 3.1 billion euros ($3.3 billon).
—Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
According to the Financial Times of London, the three brands (TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith) had sales of about CHF 1.6 billon (about $1.9 billion) last year.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2024
Moore’s Law: 2.5x Maintaining the progress of Moore’s Law is the subject of billons and billions of dollars of investment, some very complex engineering, and a bunch of international angst.
—IEEE Spectrum, 7 Sep. 2023
Winning Powerball ticket sold in CA:See winning numbers for $1 billon jackpot
When is the next Mega Millions drawing?
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 20 July 2023
An estimated $18-20 billon While the extent of Idalia's destruction remains to be seen, an AccuWeather report estimates the storm is already responsible for $18 billion to $20 billion in damage.
—Cecilia Garzella, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2023
The pricing changes that have already been made helped Netflix boost its second-quarter revenue by 3% from the same time last year to $8.2 billon, falling below analyst forecasts.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 19 July 2023
Congressional leaders unveiled a $1.7 trillion spending package early Tuesday that includes another large round of aid to Ukraine, a nearly 10% boost in defense spending and roughly $40 billon to assist communities across the country recovering from drought, hurricanes and other natural disasters.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2022
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“Billon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billon. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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