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Meaning of "Billiton" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BILLITON

Billiton  [ˈbɪlɪtɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BILLITON

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Billiton is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BILLITON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Billiton

BHP Billiton

BHP Billiton is an Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals and petroleum company headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. It is the world's largest mining company measured by 2013 revenues. As of February 2011, BHP Billiton was also the world's third-largest company measured by market capitalization. BHP Billiton was created in 2001 through the merger of the Australian Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited and the Anglo–Dutch Billiton plc. The result is a dual-listed company. The Australia-registered BHP Billiton Limited, which has equal financial share in the company, has a primary listing on the Australian Securities Exchange and is the largest company in Australia measured by market capitalisation. The UK-registered BHP Billiton Plc has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It had a market capitalisation of approximately £67.6 billion as of 23 September 2013, the ninth-largest of any company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Definition of Billiton in the English dictionary

The definition of Billiton in the dictionary is an island of Indonesia, in the Java Sea between Borneo and Sumatra. Chief town: Tanjungpandan. Area: 4833 sq km Also called: Belitung.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BILLITON


beton
ˈbɛtɒn
bouton
ˈbaʊtɒn
canton
ˈkæntɒn
chaton
ˈʃætɒn
cyton
ˈsaɪtɒn
feuilleton
ˈfʊɪˌtɒn
futon
ˈfuːˌtɒn
hydrophyton
haɪˈdrɒfɪtɒn
krypton
ˈkrɪptɒn
mirliton
ˈmɜːlɪtɒn
mouton
ˈmuːtɒn
niton
ˈnaɪtɒn
parton
ˈpɑːˌtɒn
photon
ˈfəʊtɒn
phyton
ˈfaɪtɒn
positon
ˈpɒzɪtɒn
proton
ˈprəʊtɒn
reggaeton
ˌrɛɡeɪˈtɒn
rhyton
ˈraɪtɒn
trichophyton
ˌtrɪkəˈfaɪtɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BILLITON

Billings method
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billposter
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billsticker
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billy
billy goat
billy goat beard
Billy No-Mates
Billy the Kid

WORDS THAT END LIKE BILLITON

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Aston
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Clinton
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Hamilton
Honiton
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Synonyms and antonyms of Billiton in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Billiton» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BILLITON

Find out the translation of Billiton to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Billiton from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Billiton» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Billiton
570 millions of speakers

English

Billiton
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बिलिटन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بيليتون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Billiton
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Billiton
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Billiton
260 millions of speakers

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Billiton
220 millions of speakers

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Billiton
190 millions of speakers

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Billiton
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビリトン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

빌 리턴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Billiton
85 millions of speakers
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Billiton
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பில்லிட்டன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बिलिटॉन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Billiton
70 millions of speakers

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Billiton
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Billiton
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Billiton
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

BHP
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Billiton
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Billiton
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Billiton
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Billiton
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Billiton

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLITON»

The term «Billiton» is regularly used and occupies the 62.519 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BILLITON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Billiton

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QUOTES WITH «BILLITON»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Billiton.
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Bob Brown
Exxon, Coca-Cola, BHP Billiton and News Corporation have much more say in organising the global agenda than the planet's 5 billion mature-age voters without a ballot box.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BILLITON»

Discover the use of Billiton in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Billiton and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Big Fella: The Rise and Rise of BHP Billiton
THE BIG FELLA: The rise and rise of BHP Billiton is the compelling story of how BHP and its partner Billiton rose from the humblest beginnings in the Australian Outback and on the Indonesian island of Belitung to starry heights on the great ...
Peter Thompson, Robert Macklin, 2010
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The World Tin Market: Political Pricing and Economic Competition
The most pervasive group now in existence is that of the Billiton companies. One subsidiary, Billiton (Thailand) Ltd., is engaged in offshore mining in that country while another subsidiary, Thaisarco, remains the largest smelter in Thailand even  ...
William Lee Baldwin, 1983
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The Internationalisation Strategies of Small-country Firms: ...
BHP Billiton, an Australian-headquartered, dual-listed multinational, is the world's largest diversified resources company. It is a leading supplier of raw materials for steelmaking, the world's second largest copper producer, the second largest ...
Howard Dick, David Merrett, 2007
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Access to Treatment in the Private-sector Workplace: The ...
BHP Billiton is the largest diversified resources company in the world. It is a global leader in providing aluminium, energy, coal and metallurgical coal, copper , ferro-alloys, iron ore and titanium minerals, and has substantial interests in oil, gas, ...
‎2005
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Wiley International Trends in Financial Reporting under ...
Noncontrolling interests Total equity US$M Share capital – BHP Billiton Limited Share capital – BHP Billiton Plc Treasure shares Reserves Retained earnings Total Balance as at 1 July 2007 1,221 1,183 (1,457) 991 27,729 29,667 251 29,918 ...
Abbas A. Mirza, 2012
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Wiley IFRS 2013: Interpretation and Application of ...
BHP Billiton Annual report 2011 2011 2010 US SM US m Equity Share capital — BHP Billiton Limited 19 1,183 1,227 Share capital — BHP Billiton Plc 19 1,070 1,116 Treasury shares 19 (623) (525) Reserves 20 2,001 1,906 Retained ...
Bruce Mackenzie, Danie Coetsee, Tapiwa Njikizana, 2013
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Corporate Governance and Resource Security in China: The ...
In summary, the corporate governance structure in BHP Billiton is fairly typical of the so-called Anglo-American model of governance. The Ownership Structure at BHP Billiton In 1998, 60% of BHP's 285,000 individual shareholders were ...
Xinting Jia, Roman Tomasic, 2009
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Minerals Yearbook, 2008, V. 1, Metals and Minerals
BHP Billiton Ltd., 2008a, BHP Billiton approves Worsley alumina efficiency and growth project: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, BHP Billiton Ltd. news release, May 1, 1 p. BHP Billiton Ltd., 2008b, BHP Billiton offer for Rio Tinto lapses: ...
Geological Survey (U S ), 2011
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The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Economic Geography
BHP Billiton is the world's largest minerals corporation. It employs 40 000 employees in over 100 operations in 25 countries (Figure 4.1). BHP Billiton is a major player in the production and supply of aluminum, coal, copper, manganese , iron ...
Trevor J. Barnes, Jamie Peck, Eric Sheppard, 2012
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Commodity Risk Management: Theory and Application
C. Large l\/lining Conglomerates: BHP Billiton Unlike Barrick, which seeks to be a relatively pure gold mining play, BHP is a global mining and oil and gas conglomerate. In 2001, BHP Limited and Billiton Plc merged to form BHP Billiton, which ...
Geoffrey Poitras, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BILLITON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Billiton is used in the context of the following news items.
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One less seller in the market for South32 after BHP Billiton
South32 shares will have one less seller in the market from now on, after BHP Billiton completed the sale of a bundle of them. BHP has been ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
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BHP Billiton (BHP) Stock Sinking Amid Lower Iron Ore Prices
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of BHP Billiton (BHP) were sinking, down 4.87% to $39.28 in midday trading Monday, after Chinese port ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
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Traders turn bullish on BHP Billiton
Option traders have cashed in on downside bets in metals and miners, but today they're looking for a bounce in BHP Billiton. More than 3,100 ... «optionMONSTER Research, Jul 15»
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BHP Billiton plc 10.4% Potential Upside Indicated by Investec
BHP Billiton plc with EPIC LON:BLT had its stock rating noted as 'Reiterates' with the recommendation being set at 'HOLD' today by analysts at ... «DirectorsTalk Interviews, Jul 15»
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BHP Billiton Enters Oversold Territory (BHP)
In trading on Monday, shares of BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE: BHP) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 27.7, after changing ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
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FLASH: Investec reiterates hold on BHP Billiton, target cut from …
FLASH: Investec reiterates hold on BHP Billiton, target cut from 1383p to 1357p. 6 July 2015 | 12:31pm. StockMarketWire.com - Story provided by ... «Stock Market Wire, Jul 15»
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BHP Billiton plc Price Target Cut to GBX 1357 by Analysts at …
BHP Billiton plc logo BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT) had its price objective lowered by Investec from GBX 1,383 ($21.52) to GBX 1,357 ($21.11) in ... «sleekmoney, Jul 15»
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BHP's former Billiton spin-off heads South
South32 is the trendy new name for Billiton, the ragbag of mines that BHP decided it no longer wanted. Turning the usual logic of mergers on its ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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Peter Beaven: BHP Billiton's new numbers man
Beaven worked on the sale of the manganese interests to Billiton, which were subsequently re-acquired in the 2001 merger with the ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
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Deutsche Bank Reiterates Hold Rating for BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)
BHP Billiton Limited logo BHP Billiton Limited (NYSE:BHP)'s stock had its “hold” rating reissued by equities researchers at Deutsche Bank in a research report ... «Dakota Financial News, Jul 15»

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