trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
Examples of trillion in a Sentence
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Government policies are largely to blame for the inflation problem, spending trillions of dollars to support consumers and favorite industries.
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Trump’s expiring tax cuts One key issue affecting candidates’ proposals is the trillions in tax breaks enacted by Trump in 2017.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Both presidential campaigns are pitching plans that would add trillions to the national debt, though Trump's plans would do so at a faster rate.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
The Taliban overthrew an Afghan government and military that the U.S. had spent nearly two decades and trillions of dollars building in hopes of keeping the country from again becoming a base for anti-Western extremists.
—Farnoush Amiri and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
Trump’s expiring tax cuts One key issue affecting candidates’ proposals is the trillions in tax breaks enacted by Trump in 2017.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Both presidential campaigns are pitching plans that would add trillions to the national debt, though Trump's plans would do so at a faster rate.
—Courtenay Brown, Axios, 10 Sep. 2024
The Taliban overthrew an Afghan government and military that the U.S. had spent nearly two decades and trillions of dollars building in hopes of keeping the country from again becoming a base for anti-Western extremists.
—Farnoush Amiri and Ellen Knickmeyer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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