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millionaire

n. countable
A2 Elementary US //ˌmɪɫjəˈnɛɹ// UK //mˌɪliənˈeə// mil·lion·aire

n. a person who has at least one million dollars, pounds, or euros. You use this to describe someone who is very rich.

n. a person whose assets or net worth are valued at one million units of currency or more. Often used to signify a high level of wealth and financial independence.


SIMPLE

He became a millionaire after selling his tech company.

CONTEXTUAL

The lottery winner woke up as a millionaire, but she promised to keep her job at the hospital.

COMPLEX

While being a millionaire was once the ultimate symbol of opulence, inflation has shifted that perception toward the multi-millionaire or billionaire classes in many global financial hubs.

Origin

From French millionnaire. By surface analysis, million + -aire.

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