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)
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My identifying Nvidia at $2 a share and almost force-feeding it to Club members — many of them now Nvidia millionaires — gives me a clearer head than most about the chipmaker’s fundamentals.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Each of these success stories created another group of millionaires, many of whom feel a duty to reinvest back into Sweden’s technology and startup sectors.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
While some millionaires may have left to avoid the tax, a May analysis from the Institute for Policy Studies found that the number of millionaires in Massachusetts rose nearly 39% in the two years after the tax took effect.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Silicon Valley is minting new millionaires while millions of the state’s residents face the loss of healthcare coverage and struggle with inflation.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 4 Jan. 2026
Each of these success stories created another group of millionaires, many of whom feel a duty to reinvest back into Sweden’s technology and startup sectors.
—Oscar Täckström, Fortune, 3 Jan. 2026
While some millionaires may have left to avoid the tax, a May analysis from the Institute for Policy Studies found that the number of millionaires in Massachusetts rose nearly 39% in the two years after the tax took effect.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2026
Silicon Valley is minting new millionaires while millions of the state’s residents face the loss of healthcare coverage and struggle with inflation.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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“Millionaire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/millionaire. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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)
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