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  • adjective Having more than 2,000,000,000 in the billion range.
  • adjective In the old numbering system (Notably British), equivalent to more than 2,000,000,000,000 in the old billion range.

Etymologies

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multi- +‎ billion

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Examples

  • U.S. District Judge lawyer trying to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford will get paid at least $20 lawyer trying to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • • En route to Europe, Clinton called the multibillion-dollar American reconstruction effort in Afghanistan "heartbreaking," because she said there was little to show for it.

    ModerateVoters.org 2009

  • DALLAS (AP) - The attorneys trying to track down billions of dollars the government said went missing in a massive Ponzi scheme allegedly run by lawyer trying to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • * JBS says no commitment, always evaluating opportunities * WSJ reports $2 billion takeover bid * Good opportunity for JBS to diversify - analysts * Timing for takeover bad given recession - analysts (Releads lawyer trying to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by

    WN.com - Articles related to Brandy anger forces Bulgaria to scrap tax increase 2009

  • It shows the country's financial sector is slowly recovering from the credit crunch, which led to several multibillion rescue packages and the nationalization of the Dutch parts of former giant Fortis.

    ING Targets State Repayment Maarten van Tartwijk 2011

  • The Cold War generates heat anew in the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latest title in a multibillion-dollar video game franchise.

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  • Chevron is developing five multibillion dollar gas projects in the Asia-Pacific region that will ship supplies to major economies like China and Japan.

    Woodside Names Coleman as CEO David Winning 2011

  • This innate need is the foundation of our survival mechanism and fuels the multibillion dollar insurance industry.

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  • This innate need is the foundation of our survival mechanism and fuels the multibillion dollar insurance industry.

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