bil

IPA/bˈɪl/
KK[bˈɪl]IPA/bˈɪl/

bil — 縮寫

1. a short written form of the number one thousand million (1,000,000,000), used wh

1.縮寫A2
釋義

十億

十億（billion的縮寫）

a short written form of the number one thousand million (1,000,000,000), used when talking about money, population sizes, or other large quantities.

例句

The company reported a profit of $2.5 bil last year.

該公司去年報告了 25 億美元的利潤。

amount + bil (no following noun)

The world population reached 8 bil in late 2022, according to UN data.

根據聯合國資料，世界人口在 2022 年底達到了 80 億。

X bil + noun (population)

同義詞
  • billion

    the full written form; 'bil' is the shortened version used in notes, tables, and headlines

用法筆記

Usually written after a number and before a noun such as 'dollars' or 'people'. In British English, 'bn' or 'b' are more common; 'bil' is used especially in American business writing.

常見錯誤

❌The budget is 1,000 mil dollars.
✅The budget is 1 bil dollars.
💡'mil' means million (1,000,000); 'bil' means billion (1,000,000,000). Do not confuse the two.