Billion - Revision history

Doug: Layout.

2025-10-18T19:17:27Z

Layout.

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	EUR 456 billion = EUR 456,000,000,000.		EUR 456 billion = EUR 456,000,000,000.

	Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR 456bn.
			Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'.

			For example, EUR 456bn.

2024-03-14T17:55:02Z

Add links.

2018-02-15T12:25:42Z

Categorise.

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	*[[Quadrillion]]		*[[Quadrillion]]
	* [[Trillion]]		* [[Trillion]]

			[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

2018-02-03T20:41:39Z

Layout.

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	One thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10<sup>9</sup>).		One thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10<sup>9</sup>).

	For example		For example:

	EUR 456 billion = EUR 456,000,000,000.		EUR 456 billion = EUR 456,000,000,000.
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	Historically in the UK and some other countries, 'billion' used to refer mathematically to 1,000,000,000,000 (or 10<sup>12</sup>).		Historically - in the UK and some other countries - 'billion' used to refer mathematically to 1,000,000,000,000 (or 10<sup>12</sup>).

	This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for most practical purposes - defunct.		This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for most practical purposes - defunct.
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Trillion]]
	* [[Milliard]]		* [[Milliard]]
	*[[Quadrillion]]		*[[Quadrillion]]
			* [[Trillion]]

2016-08-17T10:35:46Z

Added link

2015-12-21T15:08:40Z

Link with Milliard page.

2015-12-17T22:49:32Z

Qualify as most practical purposes.

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	Historically in the UK and some other countries, 'billion' used to refer mathematically to 1,000,000,000,000 (or 10<sup>12</sup>).		Historically in the UK and some other countries, 'billion' used to refer mathematically to 1,000,000,000,000 (or 10<sup>12</sup>).

	This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for practical purposes - defunct.		This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for most practical purposes - defunct.


	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Trillion]]		* [[Trillion]]

2015-05-16T12:09:12Z

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	For example		For example

	EUR ~~123~~ billion = EUR ~~123~~,000,000,000.		EUR 456 billion = EUR 456,000,000,000.

	Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR ~~123bn~~.		Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR 456bn.

2015-05-16T12:08:46Z

Align example with ACT Glossary.

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	For example		For example

	EUR ~~100~~ billion = EUR ~~100~~,000,000,000.		EUR 123 billion = EUR 123,000,000,000.

	Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR ~~100bn~~.		Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR 123bn.

2014-09-20T13:59:27Z

Added more space so that calculations are clearer

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	One thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10<sup>9</sup>).		One thousand million (1,000,000,000 or 10<sup>9</sup>).

	For example EUR 100 billion = EUR 100,000,000,000.		For example

			EUR 100 billion = EUR 100,000,000,000.

	Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR 100bn.		Often abbreviated to 'bn' or 'Bn'. For example EUR 100bn.


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	This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for practical purposes - defunct.		This historical usage never became well-established in finance, and is now - for practical purposes - defunct.


	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Trillion]]		* [[Trillion]]