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billionaire

bil·lion·aire
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair]
    • /ˌbɪl yəˈnɛər, ˈbɪl yəˌnɛər/
    • /ˌbɪl.jəˈneər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair]
    • /ˌbɪl yəˈnɛər, ˈbɪl yəˌnɛər/

Definitions of billionaire word

  • countable noun billionaire A billionaire is an extremely rich person who has money or property worth at least a thousand million pounds or dollars. 3
  • noun billionaire a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his or her country 3
  • noun billionaire a person whose wealth comes to at least a billion dollars, pounds, francs, etc. 3
  • noun billionaire a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, francs, pounds, or the like. 1
  • noun billionaire very rich person 1
  • noun billionaire Somebody whose wealth is greater than one billion (109) dollars, or other currency. 0

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Origin of billionaire

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60, Americanism; billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Billionaire

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

billionaire popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

billionaire usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for billionaire

noun billionaire

  • millionaire — a person whose wealth amounts to a million or more in some unit of currency, as dollars.
  • moneybags — a bag for money.
  • moneymaker — a person engaged in or successful at acquiring much money.
  • multimillionaire — a person who possesses a fortune that amounts to many millions of dollars, francs, etc.

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