# tycoon

/taɪˈkun/ (US) · /taɪkˈuːn/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/tycoon
Updated: 2026-08-27

## Senses

### 2. video game genre

noun · CEFR B2 · Informal

a type of video game where you build and manage a business, like a zoo or a railway.

For teachers: a subgenre of simulation games focused on the management of economic systems and infrastructure.

- He spent the whole weekend playing a popular theme park tycoon game.
- The latest hospital tycoon title introduces complex insurance mechanics that challenge even veteran players of the management genre.

## Examples

- The media tycoon owns several newspapers and television stations.
- After building a global shipping empire from scratch, he became the country's most famous business tycoon.
- The biography explores how the young entrepreneur transformed into a ruthless steel tycoon, eventually dictating the economic policies of the entire region through his industrial monopolies.

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