JET-SETTERS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

jet-setters

noun

plural of jet-setter

as in heiresses

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Noun

Cristobal Young, a sociology professor at Cornell University, said previous California tax increases on millionaires didn't lead to a mass exodus of wealthy people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The latest in a long series of corrective measures was a thirteen-per-cent state income tax on millionaires, which went into effect in 2012 and is due to expire in 2030.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of millionaires

Noun

According to a report from Cerulli Associates, roughly $124 trillion will be transferred to heirs and charities between 2024 and 2048.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
For example, rather than preserving a certain portion of an investment portfolio specifically for heirs, retirees may be able to rely on a life insurance death benefit to provide an inheritance.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of heirs

Noun

Only governments, tribal governments, and charities can make these stock gifts, so billionaires have to move their shares into a charity first.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Paviour clarified that the ballot measure was retroactive to respond as attendees asked about what would happen if billionaires left California.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of billionaires

Noun

Lately, though, many mom-and-pop tycoons are turning to different kinds of funding.

— Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Today’s tycoons learn a lesson from history — public esteem for rich entrepreneurs inevitably sours, columnist Michael Hiltzik argues.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of tycoons

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