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a million thanks vs a billion thanks

Both are correct phrases used to express gratitude. 'A million thanks' is more commonly used and understood, while 'a billion thanks' is less common but is still acceptable.
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a million thanks

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express gratitude.

This phrase is a way to express a large amount of thanks in a figurative sense. It is commonly used in spoken and written English.

Examples:

  • A million thanks for your help!
  • I just wanted to say a million thanks for everything you've done.
  • She deserves a million thanks for her hard work.
  • A million thanks to you, Leonardo.
  • A million thanks to you, Leonardo.
  • A million thanks to you, Leonardo.
  • Thanks a million for staying for the weekend, Lind.
  • A million times better, thanks to HamptDoc17.
  • Thanks, sam, thanks a million.
  • Appreciate it. Thanks a million.
  • Thanks a million, I owe you one.
  • Thanks a million, Mr. Bletch.
  • Well, thanks a million, you three, as ever.
  • The programme's budget was, as I said, increased to EUR 44 million thanks to what I would like to call close cooperation between the institutions.
  • Furthermore, last Thursday, the Commission unveiled 75 environmental projects that will benefit from the Union's support - support totalling EUR 136 million thanks to the LIFE programme.
  • 300 million quid, thanks to some bloody software.
  • In 2008, judicial disputes and damages amounting to EUR 32 million were avoided thanks to informal solutions from SOLVIT.
  • I got 100 million reasons to say thank you.
  • Now, I want to thank the millions of people...
  • I must thank two million European doctors and a million medical students for the work they have done, and I must also thank the European Trade Union Confederation and all the national trade unions, who have worked so hard.
  • Thanks to millions of years of combined mutation, Lizards are capable of cellular regeneration.
  • We should not forget that 25% of the 22 million Afghans will survive thanks exclusively to international aid.
  • Mr President, study abroad and distance learning are becoming increasingly popular, not least thanks to millions of Euro worth of EU subsidies.

Alternatives:

  • thanks a million
  • thank you so much
  • thank you very much
  • many thanks
  • thank you a million times

a billion thanks

This phrase is correct but less common than 'a million thanks' to express gratitude.

'A billion thanks' is also used to express a large amount of thanks, but it is less frequently used compared to 'a million thanks.'

Examples:

  • I owe you a billion thanks for your support.
  • A billion thanks for being there when I needed you.
  • He deserves a billion thanks for his generosity.
  • The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) lending capacity increased to USD 750 billion, thanks to the EU's increased pledge to commit up to EUR 125 billion.
  • According to a report by Professor Grin (Director of the SRED in Geneva) which was commissioned in France by the HCEE, the United Kingdom earns a net amount of up to EUR 18 billion per year, thanks to the English language.
  • Ireland has made enormous and successful efforts to modernize itself in all manner of areas thanks to billions in aid, from the Union, it has to be said, but that in no way detracts from the achievement.
  • Thanks to your efforts, we were able to freeze nearly a billion dollars of the sheik's foreign accounts.
  • In 2005 more than a billion people were living in areas with a shortage of drinking water: in 2025 3.5 million will be in that situation, thanks to the continued rise in population.
  • There's a billion people speaking Mandarin.
  • Our coffee costs a billion dollars.
  • Roughly a billion people starve every day.
  • This section manages a billion-dollar annual budget.
  • This guy lost a billion dollars.
  • It actually is a billion dollars.
  • Somebody gave me a billion-dollar idea.
  • Over a billion dollars went missing.
  • His movies have grossed over a billion dollars.
  • There are more than a billion registered accounts.
  • There's a billion people obese or overweight and a billion people hungry.
  • Half a billion, Wendell. That's half a billion.
  • We calculate at least a billion barrels.
  • He's being framed for a billion year old murder.
  • Immagine floating on... a billion tiny satin pillows.

Alternatives:

  • thanks a billion
  • thank you so much
  • thank you very much
  • many thanks
  • thank you a million times

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