billionfold

== English == === Etymology === From billion + -fold. === Adjective === billionfold (not comparable) A billion times so a billionfold dilution a billionfold increase === Adverb === billionfold (not comparable) In a billionfold way; by a billion degrees; on a scale of a billion multiply something a billionfold magnify something a billionfold it is a billionfold heavier than something else ==== Usage notes ==== Both the adjective and the adverb are often used as hyperbole, indicating not literally a billion, but rather some vague inestimable large number or amount.