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billionaire

/ˌˈbɪljəˌˈnɛər/
/ˈbɪlijənɛə/
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Other forms: billionaires

Someone who lives in the U.S. and has money, property, and investments worth at least a billion dollars is a billionaire.

Being a billionaire is dependent on a country's currency; in Europe, a net worth of a billion Euros makes someone a billionaire. There are around 2,500 Americans in this category, each possessing at least $1 billion — or a thousand million dollars. During the pandemic, U.S. billionaires increased their wealth by than $1.7 trillion dollars. The French billion was originally defined as "a million million," from bi-, "two," and million, but that was altered to "a thousand million."

Definitions of billionaire
  1. noun
    a very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars
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    type of:
    have, rich person, wealthy person
    a person who possesses great material wealth
Pronunciation
US
/ˌˈbɪljəˌˈnɛər/
UK
/ˈbɪlijənɛə/
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