What is the accepted abbreviation for billion?
What is the accepted abbreviation for billion?
I've seen different variations:
- B
- bn
- bil/li>
- G
Can anybody confirm which is the standard one used in finance?
Various Abbreviations For Billions
The ones listed above are all acceptable and interchangeable for billion (with "B" being the most common"), but it is crucial that you stick to one abbreviation for the sake of consistency. "G" is a special case because internationally, that is how billion is abbreviated.
You can read more about this on another WSO thread on abbreviations.
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Don't forget BB and G.
my bank uses bn
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My bank uses M MM BN (thousands millions billions) though some senior people still use their own lingo ( ive seen M for millions and Bil for billions)
I've always used "bn"
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