/ Dictionary / Index B billion: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bil•lion Pronunciation: (bil'yun), [key] — n., pl. adj. -lions, -lion, —n. a cardinal number represented in the U.S. by 1 followed by 9 zeros, and in Great Britain by 1 followed by 12 zeros. a very large number: I've told you so billions of times. —adj. equal in number to a billion. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: billion (Thesaurus) billingsgate billionaire Related Content Daily Word Quiz: dissonant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language