trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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America invests trillions into its education system.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More money than ever before is being spent on building robotics, by a suite of companies racing to be the first to conquer what some believe is a market worth many trillions of dollars.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Tens of trillions of years after that, the final stars will burn out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Even recent humanitarian parolees are projected to reduce the federal deficit and add trillions to GDP over the next decade.
—Kristie De Pena, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Advertisement More money than ever before is being spent on building robotics, by a suite of companies racing to be the first to conquer what some believe is a market worth many trillions of dollars.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 30 Sep. 2025
Tens of trillions of years after that, the final stars will burn out.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2025
Even recent humanitarian parolees are projected to reduce the federal deficit and add trillions to GDP over the next decade.
—Kristie De Pena, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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