This is the 194th most frequent Czech word.
miliard
The Czech word "miliard" means "billion" in English (1,000,000,000).
In this sentence, 'miliard' is used to quantify an extremely large distance in astronomical terms.
Vědci objevili planetu vzdálenou několik miliard světelných let.
Scientists discovered a planet several billion light-years away.
Here, 'miliard' represents a significant amount in terms of financial loss.
Ekonomická analýza odhaduje ztrátu na pět miliard dolarů.
The economic analysis estimates the loss at five billion dollars.
Here, 'miliard' is used as the plural form of 'miliarda,' meaning billion, and is used to indicate a large number in financial context.