Ultra-rich

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ultrarich. alt-of, alternative, uncountable

    "But as for the Congress, I think the main reason a representative of working- or lower-middle-class Americans supports this kind of tax cut is that they hope to get campaign contributions from the ultra-rich."

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of ultrarich. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "“Embossed Ratine"—another of this season's materials—is of such ultra-rich quality that its prohibitive price assures it of a permanently exclusive position in the realm of woolen fabrics."

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"Increasing the electricity use by the world's poorest to cover the bare necessities won't really increase greenhouse gas emissions at all. What we have to do instead is to reduce, all the way down to what's strictly essential, the extraordinarily excessive and unnecessary use by the ultra-rich."

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