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What is a billion? I’ve been told that in UK it is 1 thousand million, but in US it is 1 million million. Which type of billions does KLD have, UK or US?
 
What is a billion? I’ve been told that in UK it is 1 thousand million, but in US it is 1 million million. Which type of billions does KLD have, UK or US?

The old UK meaning of a billion was a million million, or one followed by twelve noughts (1,000,000,000,000). The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 for the numbers it gives out.

Either way, it's safe to refer to a billion as a **** load, so nothing to have many sleepless nights over! :-)
 
<laugh>
The old UK meaning of a billion was a million million, or one followed by twelve noughts (1,000,000,000,000). The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 for the numbers it gives out.

Either way, it's safe to refer to a billion as a **** load, so nothing to have many sleepless nights over! :)
I find it funny or bloody sad really that we are taking the piss out of Donald and he’s just walloped about 20,000,000 into his bank account <laugh>
 
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The old UK meaning of a billion was a million million, or one followed by twelve noughts (1,000,000,000,000). The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 for the numbers it gives out.

Either way, it's safe to refer to a billion as a **** load, so nothing to have many sleepless nights over! :)
I know I’d need more than 1 wheelbarrow to carry it .
 
Not if it’s like that lad who used to keep 3 or 4 teams of brickies going in Yorkshire on his own and take the wages of 3 or 4 blokes the man was a machine <laugh> can anybody remember him.
wasn't he with Linda Lusardi at one time?
 
Not if it’s like that lad who used to keep 3 or 4 teams of brickies going in Yorkshire on his own and take the wages of 3 or 4 blokes the man was a machine <laugh> can anybody remember him.
Aye, and there was that plasterers labourer too, if you recall kept 7 squads of plasterers going at once...
 
The old UK meaning of a billion was a million million, or one followed by twelve noughts (1,000,000,000,000). The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 for the numbers it gives out.

Either way, it's safe to refer to a billion as a **** load, so nothing to have many sleepless nights over! :)[/.QUOTE]
Thanks for the clarification. ****load! Yeah, I like it, gives a more satisfying idea of wealth.
 
The old UK meaning of a billion was a million million, or one followed by twelve noughts (1,000,000,000,000). The USA meaning of a billion is a thousand million, or one followed by nine noughts (1,000,000,000). The UK government has been using the American meaning of billion since 1974 for the numbers it gives out.

Either way, it's safe to refer to a billion as a **** load, so nothing to have many sleepless nights over! :)

Okay, thanks for that, his stepdad owns a 7 trillion business. How many millions or billions is a trillion as l have no idea but asking for a friend