centimillionaire

English

Etymology

centi- +‎ millionaire

Noun

centimillionaire (plural centimillionaires)

  1. A person whose wealth amounts to 100 million dollars (or other currency unit).
    • 1981, Thomas R. Dye; Luther Harmon Zeigler, The Irony of Democracy, page 123:
      […] at least 153 Americans who are "centimillionaires" — worth more than $100 million each […]
    • 2002, Dinesh D'Souza, The Virtue of Prosperity, page 98:
      Executive Jet […] was subsequently acquired by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway company, making Santulli a centimillionaire.
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