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- [bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair]
- /ˌbɪl yəˈnɛər, ˈbɪl yəˌnɛər/
- /ˌbɪl.jəˈneər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [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
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Parts of speech for Billionaire
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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".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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