Is an American million the same as an English million?

Joe Bloggs

The UK billion did have an extra 0.

However the definition for UK billion has changed to same at US billion.

noun [C]
a) 1 000 000 000:
Cosmetics is a billion dollar industry.

b) UK OLD-FASHIONED 1 000 000 000 000
NOTE: This number is now called a trillion.

david536259

Yes - millions are the same. Until recently billion was different, but it has standardised on the US billion = 1,000,000,000 (previously UK billion was 1,000,000,000,000)

jamand

It doesn't really matter because being American they automatically think their million is bigger, better and whiter anyway!

It is the same,i think your getting confused with the billion explanation

Andy

A UK (b)billion was once a million millions; but few use it that way anymore.

A (m)million was always and everywhere a thousand thousands.

Sir Sidney Snot

Same but Billions different

JazzFunky

It's a billion thats different. (or used to be)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billion

mike-from-spain

Millions have always been the same, the difference was in billions, which in America was 1,000 millions and in Britain was 1,000,000 millions. A Billion is now 1,000 million in both cases

floppity

I think you were lied to and betrayed and plain darn spat on by those teachers... ooh it's a sick world out there now isn't it when you can't even trust the school teachers...

A million has 6 zeros', a thousand thousands. A hundred thousands would be one hundred thousand now wouldn't it, and when you get to ninety nine hundred thousands and nine hundred and ninety nine then it would go to a million. I think.

Nutty Girl

no difference a us million is still 6 noughts

Leogirl0804

As far as I know, a million is a million. Now if you are talking monetary value then you can see your difference.

same amount its the billion thats different - dont forget value of currency tho - rather be a Â£ millionaire worth almost twice as much :)

Maeve N

They didn't lie to you, you have forgotten what they said. They are both 1000 * 1000

allen555

I think the defenition of a billion were not the same. English millionxmillion, american thousandxmillion.

Dam metric system and Euro-ization! Now they're even fiddling with our noughts!

troubador

Yes - it's our billions that are different, rather than our definitions of a million, which is the same for both (1.000.000)

sarge927

There is no difference -- a million in the U.S. is a million in the U.K., and a billion in the U.S. is a billion in the U.K. The only time there would be a difference is if you were comparing one million U.S. dollars to one million U.K. pounds. Each is still a million, but they're not worth the same amount because of the exchange rate. Right now you'd have to have about $1.72 million in U.S. dollars to have the same value as one million U.K. pounds.

Mr Crusty

A million is the same in the UK as in the US i.e.1,000,000.

A UK billion is now generally defined to mean the same thing as the US billion i.e. 1,000 million.

US billion = 1,000,000,000
UK billion (today) = 1,000,000,000
[OLD UK billion = 1,000,000,000,000]

SnoddersB

yes. It is the American Billion that is different in that the British Billion is a Million Million while the Yanks use 1000 million as a billion. It gives them the edge when talking finance.

Robb the B.D.C.

The Americans also spell Colour Color! Maybe they're just not right....

aritolla

doyle_darrell

An american million is more 'cos they need the money for burgers

James Mack

With the exchange rates virtually on parity, I guess so.

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