Definition of MILLIARD

milliard

Plural: milliards

Noun

  • A billion, especially in British English.
  • a billion
    • "in England they call one thousand million a milliard"

Num

  • 10⁹, a thousand (times a) million. (Now generally replaced by the short scale billion.)

Examples

  • A MILLIARD points would surely win any Words With Friends match.

Origin / Etymology

From French milliard.

Synonyms

billion[short scale]]>, thousand million

Scrabble Score: 11

milliard: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
milliard: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
milliard: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

milliard: valid Words With Friends Word