trillion
noun
tril·lion
ˈtri(l)-yən 
1
: a number equal to 1,000 times one billion see Table of Numbers
2
: an indeterminately large number
a trillion mosquitoes out tonight
trillion
adjective
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Meta, Google, OpenAI, and others are betting that whoever achieves this breakthrough first could dominate markets worth trillions.
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ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
If successful, this could dramatically accelerate settlement times, lower capital requirements for traders, and enhance market efficiency, positioning Circle to earn fees on trillions in global equity, bond, and derivatives transactions.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Musk is seeking to spend trillions—and risk human lives—to demonstrate his own.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
That balance sheet exploded in size during the Great Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic as the Fed bought trillions of dollars of bonds to prop up the economy.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025
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ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
If successful, this could dramatically accelerate settlement times, lower capital requirements for traders, and enhance market efficiency, positioning Circle to earn fees on trillions in global equity, bond, and derivatives transactions.
—Roomy Khan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Musk is seeking to spend trillions—and risk human lives—to demonstrate his own.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2025
That balance sheet exploded in size during the Great Financial Crisis and COVID-19 pandemic as the Fed bought trillions of dollars of bonds to prop up the economy.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 July 2025
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“Trillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trillion. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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