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billionaire

noun

Simple meaning

A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars.

Pronunciation

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bihlyuhnehr

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bɪljəˈnɛɹ

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Definition

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noun

  1. A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at more than a billion dollars

  2. Somebody whose wealth is at least one billion (10⁹) currency units.

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  • multi-billionairenounCompound term

    A very rich person whose material wealth is valued at many billions of dollars.

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