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superwealthy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English wealthy English superwealthy From super- + wealthy.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Very wealthy.
    • So in the spring of 2002 Gallagher wrote his first check for $20,000 to cover the annual cost of belonging to a group that now operates 14 support circles for the superwealthy. 2007 October 14, Gary Rivlin, “Where Everyone Knows Your Portfolio”, in The New York Times:
    • The catch is that you have to be invested in order to gnaw on it. The superwealthy will do fine buying and selling things. But many wage slaves just don't have the cash. 1997 August 4, Daniel Kadlec, “The Tax Bill: Money In Motion”, in CNN: