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millionaire
UK/ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/Canada, US/ˌmɪl.jəˈnɛɹ/Canada, US/ˈmɪl.jəˌnɛɹ/Australia/ˌmɪl.jəˈneː(ɹ)/
noun
What it means
- Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
Those people who eventually become millionaires typically don't get there through sheer luck or by making one life-changing investment. […] While starting early can increase your likelihood of attaining millionaire status, the investments you choose play an equally important role.
2017 May 16, Maurie Backman, “Here's how to become a millionaire on $56,000 a year”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025Synonyms: millionist
In a sentence
Those people who eventually become millionaires typically don't get there through sheer luck or by making one life-changing investment. […] While starting early can increase your likelihood of attaining millionaire status, the investments you choose play an equally important role.
2017 May 16, Maurie Backman, “Here's how to become a millionaire on $56,000 a year”, in CNN Money, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2025
Where it comes from
- Frenchmillionnaire
- Englishmillionaire
From French millionnaire. By surface analysis, million + -aire.
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