trillion

1. Either of two large amounts:Examples: "Javik: Stand in the ashes of a trillion dead souls and ask the ghosts if honor matters. Their silence is your answer."; "Data published by the Treasury Department showed that “total public debt outstanding” rose to $34.001 trillion on December 29."; "As President Donald Trump prepares to order the dismantling of the Department of Education, the financial arm of the agency – which makes loans directly to borrowers and manages trillions of dollars in student debt – faces an uncertain future, with steep staff cuts and lack of communication exacerbating the uncertainty, according to interviews with more than a dozen current and former department employees."Synonyms: billion[long scale]]>AustraliaBritishUSmodern

2. Either of two large amounts:Synonyms: quintillionAustraliaBritishdated

3. (colloquial, hyperbolic) An unspecified very large number.Examples: "Near-synonyms: gazillion; see also Thesaurus:zillion"; "There were trillions of people at the concert."colloquialexcessive