millionaire

noun

mil·​lion·​aire ˌmi(l)-yə-ˈner 

ˈmi(l)-yə-ˌner

: a person whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars or pounds)

Examples of millionaire in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

California’s wealthiest 1% pay 12% of their income, as the state’s top income tax rate in California for millionaires is 13.3%. —David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024

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Jennifer Jason Leigh plays Dot’s imperious mother-in-law, the millionaire debt-collection mogul Lorraine. —Hugh Hart, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2024

Initiatives announced in the past year have included pursuing people and businesses that improperly deduct personal flights on corporate jets and collecting back taxes from delinquent millionaires. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024

Word History

Etymology

French millionnaire, from million, from Middle French milion

First Known Use

1786, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing millionaire

• multi-millionaire

Kids Definition

millionaire

noun

mil·​lion·​aire ˌmil-yə-ˈna(ə)r 

-ˈne(ə)r,

ˈmil-yə-ˌna(ə)r,

-ˌne(ə)r

: one whose wealth is estimated at a million or more (as of dollars)