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billionaire

[ bil-yuh-nair, bil-yuh-nair ]

noun

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

billionaire

/ ˌɪəˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person whose assets are worth over a billion of the monetary units of his country
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of billionaire1

First recorded in 1855–60, Americanism; billion + -aire, on the model of millionaire
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This reminded voters of billionaire Elon Musk's Doge, or Department of Government Efficiency, which has slashed US bureaucracy.

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Doge, is the Department of Government Efficiency set up by US President Donald Trump and his adviser the tech billionaire Elon Musk with the aim of slashing government spending.

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You’ve got Fortune 500 guys and billionaires and CEOs, so what do you actually do with that opportunity?

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Yes, when you average out the billionaires with everybody else who's just scraping two dimes together to try and afford their home and their groceries, yeah, it looks fine.

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And the state of politics at the moment is being run by tech billionaires.

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