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MM is often used to denote millions, but I don't think BB is used to denote Billions. Do you have a cite that indicates otherwise, because I don't see it on a
by will_work4tears 12y ago
MM is often used to denote millions, but I don't think BB is used to denote Billions. Do you have a cite that indicates otherwise, because I don't see it on a quick search.
- hkmurakami 12y agoI would suggest googling "$1BB". They're both rather commonly used. That being said, MM is more necessary because "M" also denotes 1000, and can thus be ambiguous.
- will_work4tears 12y agoInteresting. Just to clarify why I asked, I googled "MM millions" and saw the answer right away but a search for "BB billions" came up rather empty (I read the first result and skimmed the title and snippet for the first page). "1BB" came up with bed and breakfast results. "$1BB" did have some results, though some were like me that this was the first time seeing it and they were asking about it. The other sites are blogs and nothing like Bloomberg. Anyway, thanks, next time I see it, I guess I will not be confused.
- gohrt 12y agoM = 1000 MM = 1000 * 1000 NMM = 1000 * 1000 * 1000 pp = pages ll = lines so it's a natural logical extrapolation to go for bb = billions http://www.riskglossary.com/link/mm.htm http://www.riskglossary.com/link/mm.htm
- panglott 12y agoIf the analogy is billions to millions, BB = Billion * Billion
- GFK_of_xmaspast 12y agoEven if you hadn't seen it before, it's clear enough in context.
- panglott 12y agoEtymylogically, "million" derives via French from Italian "milione", the augmentative of "mille", thus a thousand thousand (MM). In British English "billion" originally meant "a million million" a la French "milliard", but has shifted to America "thousand million".