net worth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of net worth
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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By 2018, he told a lender he had amassed a net worth of some $5.5 million, not including millions of dollars in assets he and his wife had moved into a blind trust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
His net worth tripled during the monthslong rebound that followed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Jersey's high value residency programme, external grants residential status to highly skilled and economically active high net worth individuals.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
As of Thursday, Musk’s net worth was $1.02 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The net worth of each person is calculated in current US dollars.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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