The script for this programme. Jennifer: Hello, and welcome to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English. I'm Jennifer, and with me in the studio today is Rob. Rob: Hi there! Jennifer: In this programme, we teach you about English words or phrases that you might find a little confusing.
There are six zeros â1,000,000â in one million. Now for billion and trillion, the definitions are different in America, and Britain. In America one billion has nine zeros â1,000,000,000â, and one trillion has twelve zeroes â1,000,000,000,000â.
But with rising income levels this needs to change. With inflow of Dollars, income level is now easily in the crore bracket. With American influence in most spheres in our life, the terms âgrand, million, billion, trillionâ are also fast becoming a part of our collective lingo. Note: A billion (bi meaning two) has twice as many zeros as a million, and a trillion (tri meaning three) has three times as many zeros as a million, etc. So now: One Lakh has 5 zeros. Ten Lakh or one Million has 6 zeros. 1 Crore or Ten Million has 7 zeros.