Croesuses

noun

plural of Croesus
as in haves
a wealthy person if you have to ask the price, you're not the Croesus for whom this palatial yacht is intended

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  1. haves
  2. capitalists
  3. silk stockings
Noun
  • Control is exercised through shell companies and tax haves in Switzerland led by front men who are dual nationals of Iran residing abroad.
    — Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • In a dwindling list of haves, the SEC very much remains a powerbroker.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Definition of haves
Noun
  • Venture capitalists are often willing to fund an entrepreneur who has persevered and improved an idea or product through trial and error.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2026
  • Each week Bloomberg's award-winning reporter Akshat Rathi talks to the people tackling climate change — venture capitalists, scientists, politicians who have created climate laws, and CEOs who have transformed their businesses.
    — Anjali Chaudhry, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of capitalists
Noun
  • The record also states that the boys were wearing heavy wool coats and silk stockings in the middle of summer in Philly.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • In Girard’s household, at least three women would have mended his silk stockings and other clothes.
    — Emily J. Whitted, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of silk stockings
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