Billionaire

//ˌbɪl.jəˈnɛɚ//

"Billionaire" in a Sentence (12 examples)

Imagine yourself as a billionaire.

In fact, he's a billionaire.

Were it not for the fact that he is a billionaire, she would never marry him.

It is said that he is a billionaire.

You too can easily become a millionaire... if you are a billionaire.

Tom is a billionaire.

Tom is a billionaire, not a millionaire.

If Tom had made that investment, he'd be a billionaire today.

Enigmatic mining billionaire Clive Palmer has just been elected to the Australian parliament, with one of the smallest margins in history.

Tom became a billionaire when his company sold shares in an initial public offering.

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Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.

The ranks of the billionaire class last year grew by just over 200 to nearly 2,770 people. Their wealth skyrocketed by $2.1 trillion — three times faster than the year before — to a total of $15 trillion. In the United States alone, where 816 billionaires reside, the net worth of this group soared by $1.4 trillion.

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