No. 1,507 in Swedish
miljard
"Miljard" means "billion" (1,000,000,000) in English.
In a sentence
Det finns nästan åtta miljarder människor på jorden.
There are almost eight billion people on Earth.
The word 'miljard' (billion) is used here to indicate a numerical quantity, referring to the population of the planet.
Företaget tjänade en miljard kronor förra året.
The company earned one billion kronor last year.
In this sentence, 'miljard' (billion) defines a specific large amount of money, showcasing its usage for financial contexts.
Vid den tidpunkten var en miljard frågor obesvarade.
At that time, one billion questions were unanswered.
The word 'miljard' (billion) is utilized metaphorically to emphasize an extremely large number of unanswered questions.
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