Trillion
(noun)
A very large number equal to 1,000,000,000,000 (1 trillion).
Origin:
Derived from the french word "trillion" meaning a billion billion (1,000,000,000,000).
Examples:
- The national debt is measured in trillions of dollars.
- The company generated trillions of dollars in revenue last year.
- The number of stars in the galaxy is estimated to be in the trillions.
- He was worth trillions of dollars, but he never forgot his humble beginnings.
- The cost of the project was in trillions, it was too expensive to proceed with it.