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trillion
The number 1,000,000,000,000 (10 to the power of 12), or one thousand billion. In German-speaking countries and most European countries, this "long scale" is used, in contrast to the "short scale" in English, where "billion" means eine Milliarde.
Die Staatsverschuldung des Landes übersteigt eine Billion Euro.
The country's national debt exceeds one trillion euros.
Careful: the German "Billion" (trillion) is not the same as the English "billion". A German Billion is a million million (1,000,000,000,000), which is called "trillion" in English. The English "billion" is "eine Milliarde" in German.
Das Unternehmen hat einen Wert von fast einer Billion Euro.
The company is worth almost one trillion euros.
The word "Billion" (trillion) is used almost exclusively in contexts involving extremely large numbers, such as economics (national debt, company value) or astronomy (distances in space).
Die Staatsschulden sind auf über zwei Billionen Euro gestiegen.
The national debt has risen to over two trillion euros.
When a noun follows "Billion" (trillion) or "Billionen" (trillions), this noun is in the plural and used without an article.
Auf der Erde leben mehrere Billionen Insekten.
Several trillion insects live on Earth.
billion
A Milliarde is one thousand million, while a Billion is one thousand billion. In German, Billion therefore refers to a number one thousand times larger than Milliarde. This difference is especially important when converting English numbers.
Der weltweite Umsatz erreichte eine Billion Euro.
Global revenue reached one trillion euros.
Das Unternehmen erzielte einen Umsatz von einer Milliarde Euro.
The company generated revenue of one billion euros.
