The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
trillion
(adjective) one million million in the United States
trillion
(adjective) one quintillion in Great Britain
trillion, one million million
(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; “in England they call a trillion a billion”
trillion, one million million million
(noun) the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; “in England they call a quintillion a trillion”
million, billion, trillion, zillion, jillion, gazillion, bazillion
(noun) a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole); “there were millions of flies”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
trillion
(US, modern British, Australian, short scale) A million million: 1 followed by twelve zeros, 1012.
(dated British, Australian, long scale) A million million million: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.
• (1012): a long scale billion
• (1018): a short scale quintillion
trillion (plural trillions)
(basketball, slang) A statistic formed by a player playing some number of minutes, but recording no stats.
Source: Wiktionary
Tril"lion, n. Etym: [F. trillion, formed from the pref. tri- in imitation of million a million. Cf. Billion.]
Definition: According to the French notation, which is used upon the Continent generally and in the United States, the number expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million millions; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the third power, or the number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.