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tril yuhn

  • n  a very large indefinite number (usually hyperbole)
  • n  the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
    in England they call a quintillion a trillion
  • n  the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
    in England they call a trillion a billion
  • s  one quintillion in Great Britain
  • s  one million million in the United States

  • The human brain can't easily comprehend a trillion anything, and that's good news for politicians.
  • President-elect Barack Obama said Tuesday the deficit appears on track to hit $1 trillion soon.
  • This era extends to 10,000 trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion years after the Big Bang.
News & Articles

  • Not Working: European Firms 'Sitting on $1 Trillion'
    Europe's largest companies left $1 trillion of working capital unused in 2012, the equivalent of 6 percent of the European Union's GDP, according to a report published on Wednesday.
    June 12, 2013 - CNBC
  • European Firms 'Sitting on $1 Trillion'
    Europe's largest firms left $1 trillion of working capital unused in 2012, according to a report published on Wednesday.
    June 12, 2013 - CNBC
  • Half-trillion-dollar farm bill passed by Senate
    The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps.
    June 11, 2013 - The Olympian

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