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super-wealthy

super-wealthy

1 3.9
People who have much more money than other people
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpər ˈwɛlθi/
translation icon : persona muy rica
  • Charities often depend on donations from the super-wealthy to fund their projects.

And and like it, this is just this whole beginning of this, this whole divide of like the Super wealthy and normal people.

Examples

  • The real power lies in the 0.01% of the world's population: the super wealthy.

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  • In this new age, the super-wealthy have no connection to nations and their populations.

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  • With all the money in this country residing in the hands of the super wealthy and a political system,

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  • The super wealthy in this country created goods or services that the rest of the country's citizens wanted and paid for; thus transferring their potential wealth to the top 1%.

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  • Both McCain and Romney only offered the same policies that favored the super wealthy at the expense of the poor, working poor, and middle class.

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  • A number of commentators have noted that the incomes of the super-wealthy (which I define as the top 1% who own most of the productive assets of the nation) have risen even more than their taxes.

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  • Since the eighties, when supply-side trickle-down voodoo economics came into vogue, the federal taxes on the super wealthy, as a trend, have been decreasing. In fact, the top federal income tax rate has just about been cut in half since the seventies.

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  • Many super-wealthy individuals invest their money in luxury real estate.

  • The super-wealthy often have the means to travel in private jets.

Synonyms

millionaire
vssuper-wealthy
250 3.7

A person who has at least one million dollars, pounds or euros

describes much larger extreme wealth rather than a single million threshold
billionaire
vssuper-wealthy
188 3.4

A person who has at least one billion dollars

is broader and includes extreme wealth without a fixed numeric cutoff
rich
vssuper-wealthy
166 1.3

People who have a lot of money and property

restricts meaning to those with exceptionally larger wealth than that group
rich people
vssuper-wealthy
83 1.0

People who have a lot of money and property

refers to a much narrower group with extremely larger amounts of wealth
wealthy person
vssuper-wealthy
26 1.8

A person who has a lot of money and property

indicates a far higher extreme wealth level than simply being well off
multimillionaire
vssuper-wealthy
20 2.7

A person who has several million in money or property

is more general and implies greater wealth than mere multi-million amounts
super-rich
vssuper-wealthy
10 3.8

People who have far more money than most others

is a general label for extreme wealth rather than stressing topmost rank
rich person
vssuper-wealthy
6 1.0

A person who has a lot of money and many valuable things

points to much more extreme concentration of wealth than that general sense
zillionaire
vssuper-wealthy
  • Informal
3 7.5

A person who has a very large amount of money

is the sober name for actual extreme wealth rather than playful exaggeration
trillionaire
vssuper-wealthy
1 6.5

A person who has at least one trillion dollars or euros

is a broader term for extreme wealth not limited to such huge sums
multimillion
vssuper-wealthy
1 3.6

A person who has several million in money

refers to much higher levels of wealth rather than this modest threshold
multi-billionaire
vssuper-wealthy
1 4.2

A person who has many billions of dollars

is more general and does not require a multi-billion wealth threshold
affluent
vssuper-wealthy
1 6.0

A person who has a lot of money

implies far greater wealth concentration than comfortable financial security
ultra-wealthy
vssuper-wealthy
1 4.0

People who are much richer than most others

is the broader name for extreme wealth without stressing size magnitude
multibillionaire
vssuper-wealthy
5.1

Having several billion dollars

covers extreme wealth in general rather than that specific large amount
moneybags
vssuper-wealthy
  • Informal
7.0

A person who has a lot of money

is the neutral general term for extreme wealth, not playful or slangy
fuckpot millionaire
vssuper-wealthy
  • Offensive
9.9

A very rich person who shows off their money in a rude way

is the neutral descriptor for extreme wealth rather than a crude joke
gazillionaire
vssuper-wealthy
  • Slang
7.6

Having a huge amount of money

is a factual label for extreme wealth rather than playful exaggeration

Antonyms

1.0

Having little money or possessions

20 6.5

Very poor and without basic things like food or a home

How Wealthy

super-wealthy
1 3.9
affluent
1 6.0
rich
1.0
wealthy
520 2.5
well-off
33 3.4

Surface Forms

super-wealthy singular

Morphology

super-wealthy = wealthy (transparent) = super + wealthy

The meaning is directly compositional: 'super-' intensifies 'wealthy' to mean extremely wealthy.

Etymology

As a noun, the super-wealthy are the people named with the same parts: super- 'above' and wealth 'well-being', so the super-wealthy are the people who are 'much richer than most others'.