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neomiliardario

newly minted billionaire

noun neh-oh-meel-yar-DAH-ryoh Rare

Usage Note

Neomiliardario is a compound of the prefix neo- (new) and miliardario (billionaire), used in financial journalism to describe someone who has recently attained billionaire status. The feminine form is neomiliardaria. Note that Italian miliardo means billion (10⁹), not million — milionario is millionaire.

Examples

"Il giovane neomiliardario ha fondato tre startup."

Natural Translation

The young newly minted billionaire founded three startups.

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