billionaires

noun

plural of billionaire
as in millionaires
a rich person who has at least a billion dollars, pounds, etc.

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Recent Examples of billionaires She’s given away that sum of money in just a matter of a few years, which steers heavily away from how billionaires usually give away their fortunes. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 Other West Coast billionaires that bought multimillion-dollar homes in Miami-Dade around the same time included Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, as well as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026 One analysis projects the coming wave could mint more than 16,000 new millionaires and roughly 20 billionaires—a wealth-creation event already beginning to ripple through the world’s most rarefied property markets. — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Even if the tax itself survives, that survival may well hinge on a court’s willingness to revise the residency and valuation rules and dates, giving billionaires good reason to believe that midyear departures are worth the effort. — Jared Walczak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 July 2026 The measure has sparked concern of an exodus of the ultrawealthy, with prominent billionaires including Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin increasing ties to other states. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026 Regan rejected the findings of the report and cast doubt on the amount of taxes that billionaires actually pay in California. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 In his presentation, Rathlev noted the county’s wealth, citing the county’s resident billionaires and large companies. — Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for billionaires
  1. millionaires
  2. plutocrats
  3. capitalists
Noun
  • By the closing bell, more than 4,400 current and former employees—including machinists and cafeteria workers—had become millionaires.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • And as the influx of billionaires and multi-millionaires to the region continues, the market for luxury homes priced at $30 million and up has exploded, according to a new report from the real estate research firm Analytics Miami.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of millionaires
Noun
  • Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
    — Graydon Carter, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
  • Then the plutocrats circled their yachts.
    — Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Definition of plutocrats
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

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