Definition of zillion in English:

zillion

cardinal number ˈzɪljənˈzɪljən

informal

An extremely large number of people or things.
we had zillions of customers
Example sentencesExamples
- I don't feel I'm ready to take this big step yet, but I know it would save me zillions of dollars by doing so.
- He inflicted the aural atrocity that is ‘The Frog's Chorus’ on zillions of unprotected eardrums.
- Stock prices are soaring, jobs are being created by the zillions, people are buying fabulous new homes, and there's caviar in every pot!
- We are way over stock on quarks, we have zillion and zillions.
- My tastes wandered in different directions, but Peel somehow kept up his enthusiasm for zillions of British rock bands until the end.
- How would one begin to imagine the excitement of checking those zillions of numbers and addresses?
- But now, we have moved from producing billions of pictures to zillions of pictures.
- We spend millions and zillions of dollars on the space program, the Hubbell Telescope.
- There are zillions of people - not zillions, millions and millions of people in this country who know exactly what's going on.
- His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions.
- We are all surrounded by zillions of bacteria, fungi, worms, insects and predators out looking for an easy meal.
- They make zillions of dollars and this seems like a sly way to get more.
- I'm trying to do, like, a zillion pelvic floor exercises a day.
- The public knows in its water that throwing zillions into the black hole of virtually unreformed public services does not work.
- ‘I'd like to be a famous rock star with a million zillions of dollars,’ she says.
- The film became a massive box-office hit and my song was on the soundtrack album, which sold zillions of copies.
- A few quick mathematical calculations will show that there's heaps, piles, zillions more places where conditions like this exist in Space than on a planet's surface.
- I'm still getting zillions of search requests, and emails, related to the Freelance Hellraiser mix of Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes.
- They have zillions of dollars and they have organized already.
- It must suck to get busted for doing something that zillions of people in this town do anyway.
Synonyms
a large amount, a fair amount, a good deal, a great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, masses

Derivatives

zillionth

ordinal numberˈzɪljənθˈzɪljənθ

informal

1Used to emphasize that something has happened repeatedly many times.
for the zillionth time, it's not a big deal
Example sentencesExamples
- I had my zillionth trip to the hospital
- Word limits are bad, it feels like my essay is about a zillionth as good.
- Corey looked down, feeling herself blush for the zillionth time.
- For the zillionth time that day, we sat and watched the screen as it fizzed black and white shapes that during the course of the last three hours had scrambled my tiny mind.
- a few zillionths of a percentage
2A tiny fraction of something.

Origin

1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million.

Rhymes

billion, jillion, million, bajillion, modillion, multibillion, multimillion, pillion, septillion, sextillion, squillion, trillion

Definition of zillion in US English:

zillion

cardinal numberˈzɪljənˈzilyən

informal

An extremely large number of people or things.
we had zillions of customers
Example sentencesExamples
- We spend millions and zillions of dollars on the space program, the Hubbell Telescope.
- My tastes wandered in different directions, but Peel somehow kept up his enthusiasm for zillions of British rock bands until the end.
- They have zillions of dollars and they have organized already.
- I don't feel I'm ready to take this big step yet, but I know it would save me zillions of dollars by doing so.
- His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions.
- They make zillions of dollars and this seems like a sly way to get more.
- How would one begin to imagine the excitement of checking those zillions of numbers and addresses?
- Stock prices are soaring, jobs are being created by the zillions, people are buying fabulous new homes, and there's caviar in every pot!
- There are zillions of people - not zillions, millions and millions of people in this country who know exactly what's going on.
- The film became a massive box-office hit and my song was on the soundtrack album, which sold zillions of copies.
- We are all surrounded by zillions of bacteria, fungi, worms, insects and predators out looking for an easy meal.
- The public knows in its water that throwing zillions into the black hole of virtually unreformed public services does not work.
- He inflicted the aural atrocity that is ‘The Frog's Chorus’ on zillions of unprotected eardrums.
- But now, we have moved from producing billions of pictures to zillions of pictures.
- A few quick mathematical calculations will show that there's heaps, piles, zillions more places where conditions like this exist in Space than on a planet's surface.
- I'm still getting zillions of search requests, and emails, related to the Freelance Hellraiser mix of Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes.
- I'm trying to do, like, a zillion pelvic floor exercises a day.
- It must suck to get busted for doing something that zillions of people in this town do anyway.
- ‘I'd like to be a famous rock star with a million zillions of dollars,’ she says.
- We are way over stock on quarks, we have zillion and zillions.
Synonyms
a large amount, a fair amount, a good deal, a great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, masses

Origin

1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million.

单词	zillion
释义	Definition of zillion in English: zillion cardinal number ˈzɪljənˈzɪljən informal An extremely large number of people or things. we had zillions of customers Example sentencesExamples I don't feel I'm ready to take this big step yet, but I know it would save me zillions of dollars by doing so. He inflicted the aural atrocity that is ‘The Frog's Chorus’ on zillions of unprotected eardrums. Stock prices are soaring, jobs are being created by the zillions, people are buying fabulous new homes, and there's caviar in every pot! We are way over stock on quarks, we have zillion and zillions. My tastes wandered in different directions, but Peel somehow kept up his enthusiasm for zillions of British rock bands until the end. How would one begin to imagine the excitement of checking those zillions of numbers and addresses? But now, we have moved from producing billions of pictures to zillions of pictures. We spend millions and zillions of dollars on the space program, the Hubbell Telescope. There are zillions of people - not zillions, millions and millions of people in this country who know exactly what's going on. His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions. We are all surrounded by zillions of bacteria, fungi, worms, insects and predators out looking for an easy meal. They make zillions of dollars and this seems like a sly way to get more. I'm trying to do, like, a zillion pelvic floor exercises a day. The public knows in its water that throwing zillions into the black hole of virtually unreformed public services does not work. ‘I'd like to be a famous rock star with a million zillions of dollars,’ she says. The film became a massive box-office hit and my song was on the soundtrack album, which sold zillions of copies. A few quick mathematical calculations will show that there's heaps, piles, zillions more places where conditions like this exist in Space than on a planet's surface. I'm still getting zillions of search requests, and emails, related to the Freelance Hellraiser mix of Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes. They have zillions of dollars and they have organized already. It must suck to get busted for doing something that zillions of people in this town do anyway. Synonyms a large amount, a fair amount, a good deal, a great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, masses Derivatives zillionth ordinal numberˈzɪljənθˈzɪljənθ informal 1Used to emphasize that something has happened repeatedly many times. for the zillionth time, it's not a big deal Example sentencesExamples I had my zillionth trip to the hospital Word limits are bad, it feels like my essay is about a zillionth as good. Corey looked down, feeling herself blush for the zillionth time. For the zillionth time that day, we sat and watched the screen as it fizzed black and white shapes that during the course of the last three hours had scrambled my tiny mind. a few zillionths of a percentage 2A tiny fraction of something. Origin 1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million. Rhymes billion, jillion, million, bajillion, modillion, multibillion, multimillion, pillion, septillion, sextillion, squillion, trillion Definition of zillion in US English: zillion cardinal numberˈzɪljənˈzilyən informal An extremely large number of people or things. we had zillions of customers Example sentencesExamples We spend millions and zillions of dollars on the space program, the Hubbell Telescope. My tastes wandered in different directions, but Peel somehow kept up his enthusiasm for zillions of British rock bands until the end. They have zillions of dollars and they have organized already. I don't feel I'm ready to take this big step yet, but I know it would save me zillions of dollars by doing so. His Civil War epic turned out to be composed of sets, costumes, coiffures, tinsel and hype - and the movie made zillions. They make zillions of dollars and this seems like a sly way to get more. How would one begin to imagine the excitement of checking those zillions of numbers and addresses? Stock prices are soaring, jobs are being created by the zillions, people are buying fabulous new homes, and there's caviar in every pot! There are zillions of people - not zillions, millions and millions of people in this country who know exactly what's going on. The film became a massive box-office hit and my song was on the soundtrack album, which sold zillions of copies. We are all surrounded by zillions of bacteria, fungi, worms, insects and predators out looking for an easy meal. The public knows in its water that throwing zillions into the black hole of virtually unreformed public services does not work. He inflicted the aural atrocity that is ‘The Frog's Chorus’ on zillions of unprotected eardrums. But now, we have moved from producing billions of pictures to zillions of pictures. A few quick mathematical calculations will show that there's heaps, piles, zillions more places where conditions like this exist in Space than on a planet's surface. I'm still getting zillions of search requests, and emails, related to the Freelance Hellraiser mix of Christina Aguilera vs. The Strokes. I'm trying to do, like, a zillion pelvic floor exercises a day. It must suck to get busted for doing something that zillions of people in this town do anyway. ‘I'd like to be a famous rock star with a million zillions of dollars,’ she says. We are way over stock on quarks, we have zillion and zillions. Synonyms a large amount, a fair amount, a good deal, a great deal, a deal, a great quantity, quantities, an abundance, a wealth, a profusion, plenty, masses Origin 1940s: from Z (perhaps as a symbol of an unknown quantity) + million.
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