billionaire

billionaire — noun

1. someone whose total wealth — counting cash, shares, houses, and other assets — r

1.名詞B2
釋義

someone whose total wealth — counting cash, shares, houses, and other assets — reaches at least one billion in dollars, pounds, or some other currency.

例句

Elon Musk became a billionaire after his early shares in PayPal soared in value.

become + a billionaire as a count noun

Zane joined the small club of self-made billionaires after his app sold for two billion.

collocation: self-made billionaire

同義詞
  • tycoon

    stresses business power and influence, not just net worth

  • magnate

    formal; a powerful figure in one industry, who may or may not be worth a full billion

  • plutocrat

    negative; someone whose wealth gives them political power

  • mogul

    informal; usually tied to a specific field like media or property

反義詞
  • pauper

    literary; someone with no money at all

文法句型

a/the + billionaire

billionaire + noun (compound modifier)

用法筆記

Always countable, and used for individual people, not companies or families as a unit. Often appears as a compound modifier before another noun (billionaire investor, billionaire founder) to mark someone's wealth class. The currency is usually dollars unless context names another.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle has a billionaire.
✅My uncle is a billionaire.
💡use 'be a billionaire' for the person; you can't 'have' one as a possession.
❌The company is a billionaire in Asia.
✅The company's founder is a billionaire in Asia.
💡only people are billionaires, never companies.