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Noun

millionaire

n. countable
A2 Elementary US /ˌmɪɫjəˈnɛɹ/ UK /mˌɪliənˈeə/ mil·lion·aire UK spelling millionaire's, millionaire's

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.


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

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Origin French millionnaire
Level A2 · Elementary
Frequency Frequent
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