Billons

/bɪˈjoʊnz/ noun

Definition

Plural of billon; multiple coins made from billon alloy, or (in British English) multiple trillion-level numbers.

Etymology

Standard plural of 'billon,' formed by adding '-s' in modern English usage.

Kelly Says

When medieval kingdoms used billon coins instead of pure silver, historians actually tracked inflation through the debasing of the metal—making billon a word that quite literally records economic desperation.

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