trillion
Americannoun
plural
trillions,plural
trillionadjective
noun
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the number represented as one followed by twelve zeros (10 12 ); a million million
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(formerly, in Britain) the number represented as one followed by eighteen zeros (10 18 ); a million million million
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(often plural) an exceptionally large but unspecified number
determiner
Other Word Forms
- trillionth noun
Etymology
Origin of trillion
1680–90; < French, equivalent to tr ( i )- tri- + ( m ) illion million
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Instead, the $30 trillion bond market was moving on something else: Worries about the destructive impact of artificial intelligence on the U.S. economy.
From MarketWatch
They anticipate 1 trillion yuan in fiscal support, a possible 10-basis-point rate cut and a 50-basis-point reserve requirement ratio cut this year.
By mid-2025, total household deposits exceeded 160 trillion yuan, with trillions more added in just the first half of the year.
From MarketWatch
Private credit has grown rapidly in recent years — approaching $2 trillion — and it has never been tested through a full recession or financial-market stress without the backstop of the U.S.
From MarketWatch
All together, components of the State Street software ETF have lost a combined $1.6 trillion in market capitalization this year.
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