bilioni

How to say it

Meaning

The number one thousand million, used mostly for large sums of money and for populations.

Good to know

It comes before the number of billions: bilioni tatu, three billion. Budgets are often given this way: shilingi bilioni mia moja. Billions of things are mabilioni.

Examples

• Mradi huu utagharimu shilingi bilioni tano.This project will cost five billion shillings.
• Dunia ina watu zaidi ya bilioni nane.The world has more than eight billion people.
• Kampuni hiyo ilipata faida ya bilioni mbili.That company made a profit of two billion.

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