Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
bilyon
billionnoun / number
- Alternative meanings
one billion; a very large number; in modern Filipino/Cebuano use, usually 1,000,000,000
- Pronunciation
BIL-yohn
- Root and affixes
Borrowed and adapted from billion/billón. In the Philippines, it usually follows the English use of billion as one thousand million.
- Variants or conjugations
bilyon = billion; milyon = million; trilyon = trillion; usa ka bilyon = one billion
- Related words and expressions
million, number, quantity, money, economy, statistics
- Meaning and usage notes
Careful: Spanish billón may mean 1,000,000,000,000, while English billion means 1,000,000,000. Modern Bisaya bilyon usually follows English/Filipino usage.
billion, number, quantity, money, economy, statistics, one billion
Usa ka bilyon ang kantidad nga gihisgutan sa balita.
The amount mentioned in the news was one billion.
Dako kaayo ang usa ka bilyon ka pesos.
One billion pesos is a very large amount.