They have drained the treasuries of Nabobs, who must fill them by oppressing the industry of their subjects.
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Nabob
//ˈneɪbɑb//
Synonyms for "nabob" (102 found)
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Strong matches (30)
Related words (51)
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22 translations across 10 languages.
Armenian
2 entries- հնդիկ իշխան noun (an Indian ruler)
- շատ հարուստ մարդ noun (someone of great wealth)
Bengali
2 entries- নবাব noun (an Indian ruler)
- নবাব noun (someone of great wealth)
Czech
3 entries- nabob noun (someone of great wealth)
- nabob noun (someone with grandiose style or manner)
- zazobanec noun (someone of great wealth)
French
3 entries- nabab noun (an Indian ruler)
- nabab noun (someone of great wealth)
- nabab noun (someone with grandiose style or manner)
Hindi
1 entries- नवाब noun (an Indian ruler)
Hungarian
2 entries- nábob noun (an Indian ruler)
- nábob noun (someone of great wealth)
Italian
1 entries- nababbo noun (someone of great wealth)
Marathi
1 entries- नवाब noun (an Indian ruler)
Polish
4 entries- bogacz noun (someone of great wealth)
- bogaczka noun (someone of great wealth)
- nabab noun (an Indian ruler)
- nabab noun (someone of great wealth)
Swedish
2 entries- nabob noun (an Indian ruler)
- nabob noun (someone of great wealth)
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Mr. Glentworth had never quitted Europe, and his wealth was either good English landed property, or equally undeniable English consols; still he was a stranger, very rich, and suddenly come from abroad. Such a man was necessarily a nabob in Mr. Palmer's eyes. India had been the place for making large fortunes in his young days.
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Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.
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