trillion

/ˈtrɪljən/

Syllables tril·lion

Stress TRIL-lion

Phonics Breakdown

tri

/trɪ/

short i

ll

/l/

double consonant

ion

/jən/

schwa

Meaning

the number 1,000,000,000,000 (10^12)

Sound Reference

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tri=/trɪ/(trip) + ll=/l/(ball) + ion=/jən/(million)

Example

The company is worth more than one trillion dollars.