Meaning & use
milliard
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An older British term for one thousand million, equivalent to what is now usually called a billion.
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Older economic texts sometimes cite national debt in milliards rather than billions.
The historian noted that a milliard once meant something different in French and British usage.
A note on using this word
Largely archaic today; British English switched to using 'billion' for one thousand million decades ago, making 'milliard' a term you'll mostly meet in older texts.
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