how many 000s are there to each?
2007-02-22 00:15:37 · 4 answers · asked by Tim 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United Kingdom
Yes. By a ,000! The American's always like to be seen as bigger and better.
2007-02-22 00:18:28 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the US, a billion is a thousand million and a trillion is a thousand billion.
I have heard that the meaning is different in the UK, but I'd like to see someone from there describe it.
2007-02-22 08:23:10 · answer #2 · answered by k_e_p_l_e_r 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally a US trillion is 10^12 (12 noughts) and a UK trillion is 10^18 (18 noughts). General concensus now is that this is obsolete and we all use the US version.
2007-02-22 08:23:05 · answer #3 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trillion may mean either of the two numbers:
1,000,000,000,000 (one million million; 1012) - increasingly common meaning in English language usage
1,000,000,000,000,000,000 (one million million million; 1018) - increasingly rare meaning in English language usage.
2007-02-22 12:13:40 · answer #4 · answered by Smurf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋