Billionaires Meaning in English

word · lemma: billionaire

US

ˌbɪɫjəˈnɛɹz

bihl-yuh-NAIRZ

UK

bˌɪliənˈeəz

bil-ee-uh-NAIRZ

Definition

People who each have at least one billion units of money, usually in dollars or euros. A billionaire is extremely rich.

Usage & Nuances

'Billionaire' is always used for individuals, not companies. Plural is 'billionaires'. Common with phrases like 'self-made billionaires' or 'tech billionaires'. Used in both formal and informal contexts, mainly to describe extreme wealth.

• Spanish: milmillonarios - multimillonarios
• Portuguese (BR): bilionários
• Portuguese (PT): bilionários
• Chinese (Simplified): 亿万富翁
• Chinese (Traditional): 億萬富翁
• Hindi: अरबपति
• Arabic: مليارديرات
• Bengali: কোটিপতি - বিলিয়নেয়ার
• Russian: миллиардеры
• Japanese: 億万長者
• Vietnamese: tỷ phú
• Korean: 억만장자
• Turkish: milyarderler
• Urdu: ارب پتی
• Indonesian: miliarder

Example Sentences

There are more billionaires in the world now than ever before.

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Some billionaires give their money to charity.

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Billionaires often have many houses in different countries.

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Some tech billionaires started with almost nothing.

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People love to read about the lifestyles of billionaires.

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Not all billionaires were born into rich families.

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