trilioni

How to say it

Meaning

The number one million million, used mostly for large sums of money in budgets and the economy.

Good to know

It does not agree with its noun and usually follows the currency: shilingi trilioni mbili, two trillion shillings; dola trilioni tano, five trillion dollars. Bilioni is a billion.

Examples

• Bajeti ya serikali mwaka huu ni shilingi trilioni thelathini.The government budget this year is thirty trillion shillings.
• Deni la taifa limefikia dola trilioni moja.The national debt has reached one trillion dollars.
• Uchumi wa nchi hiyo una thamani ya trilioni kadhaa.That country's economy is worth several trillion.

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