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billionaire

[ bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair ]
/ ˌbɪl yəˈnɛər, ˈbɪl yəˌnɛər /

noun

a person who has assets worth a billion or more dollars, euros, etc.

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Origin of billionaire

First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism;billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire

Words nearby billionaire

billing machine, Billings, billingsgate, Billings method, billion, billionaire, Billiton, billman, bill of adventure, bill of attainder, bill of entry
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British Dictionary definitions for billionaire

billionaire
/ (ˌbɪljəˈnɛə) /

noun

a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his country
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