bullion

n 1: a mass of precious metal (usually in the form of bars or

ingots)

2: gold or silver in bars or ingots

gillion

/gil'y▫n/ or /jil'y▫n/ (From {giga-} by analogy with

mega/million and tera/trillion) 10^9.

Same as an American billion or a British "milliard". How one

pronounces this depends on whether one speaks {giga-} with a

hard or soft "g".

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(1995-03-17)