May 14, 2020 07:44
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Arabic term

مليار

Arabic to English Bus/Financial Business/Commerce (general)
Hello, I want only to verify this word, in American and British English please.



Thanks in advance
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 billion
5 Billion (in both systems)

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billion

it is billion
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Billion (in both systems)

Currently, the word billion denotes a number equal to one thousand multiplied by one million, both in the U.S. and in the U.K. This has not always been the case, but a formal switch happened in 1974 that simplified things. To read up on it, take a look at the following Wikipedia article:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion
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