multibillion

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/ˌmʌltiˈbɪljən/

adjective

Having a value of several billion (in general, at least two billion).

OriginEnglish billion ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
UncommonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivemultibillion (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a value of several billion (in general, at least two billion).

    According to a study by me, this generates a multibillion facepalm for the UK economy, making everyone who considers it at least eleventy hundred pounds unhappier.

    2012 July 3, Marina Hyde, “A lesson in Olymp-o-nomics”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 May 2025

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Englishbillion
  7. Englishmultibillion

From multi- + billion.

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Translations

Finnish monimiljardinen
  • monimiljardinenhaving a value of several billion
French multimilliard
  • multimilliardhaving a value of several billion
Italian multimiliardo
  • multimiliardohaving a value of several billion
Russian многомиллиа́рдный
  • многомиллиа́рдный (mnogomilliárdnyj)having a value of several billion
Cite this entry
APA

multibillion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multibillion

MLA

“multibillion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multibillion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multibillion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multibillion.

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