new money
Uninherited fortune holders
New money refers to wealth recently acquired rather than inherited across generations.
The term often carries a whiff of snobbery—old money families may view the newly rich as lacking refinement or proper social grounding: The old money families looked down on the new money moving into the neighborhood.
New money can also describe the people themselves: He's new money—made his fortune in tech.
Graceless new-money type
- arrivisteAmbitious social newcomer
- upstartArrogant recent success
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- social climberOne pursuing higher status
Showy, often tastelessly so
- gaudyTastelessly ornate
- showyExcessively eye-catching
- blingShowy expensive jewelry
- garishTastelessly showy
extravagant · lavish · tacky · vulgar · flamboyant · ostentatious · pretentious · loud
Abundance of money
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- capitalWealth used for investment
assets · opulence · abundance · luxury · funds · resources · income · revenue
Successful through own efforts
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- industrialistMajor manufacturing business owner
businessman · businesswoman · bootstrapping · hustler · go-getter · dealmaker · empire builder · risk-taker
Superior select group
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- patronRegular supporter or customer
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
plutocrat · country club · gala · charity ball · social register · aspirational · status anxiety · acceptance
Bay Area tech region
- startupNew business enterprise
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- dotcomInternet-based commercial enterprise
- IPOFirst public stock offering
tech mogul · venture capital · angel investor · founder · unicorn · stock options · app developer · disruptor
parvenu
Graceless new-money type
- arrivisteAmbitious social newcomer
- upstartArrogant recent success
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
social climber · overnight success · rags to riches · jumped-up · climber
flashy
Showy, often tastelessly so
garish · extravagant · lavish · tacky · vulgar · flamboyant · ostentatious · pretentious · loud · brash
affluence
Abundance of money
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
capital · assets · opulence · abundance · luxury · funds · resources · income · revenue · windfall
self-made
Successful through own efforts
industrialist · businessman · businesswoman · bootstrapping · hustler · go-getter · dealmaker · empire builder · risk-taker · founder
elite
Superior select group
- socialiteProminent figure in fashionable circles
- philanthropistDonor to charitable causes
- patronRegular supporter or customer
oligarch · plutocrat · country club · gala · charity ball · social register · aspirational · status anxiety · acceptance · exclusion
silicon valley
Bay Area tech region
- startupNew business enterprise
- cryptocurrencyEncrypted decentralized money
- dotcomInternet-based commercial enterprise
IPO · tech mogul · venture capital · angel investor · founder · unicorn · stock options · app developer · disruptor · equity stake
- Gilded Age LiteratureMark Twain, Henry James, Edith Wharton, The Gilded Age, Huckleberry Finn
- Affluencewealth, wealthy, affluence, prestige, elite
- eliteselites, plutocrats, oligarchs, aristocrats, blue bloods
- fashion stylescasual wear, bohemian, formal wear, preppy, romantic
- fashion trendsvintage fashion, retro fashion, retro style, vintage, retro
- high societygossip, socialites, socialite, aristocrats, aristocrat
new moneyold money
Long-established family fortune
generational wealth · dynastic wealth · landed gentry · blue blood · patrimony
new moneyold money
Long-established family fortune
aristocracy · blue blood · landed gentry · hereditary nobility · patrician class
new moneyold money
Long-established family fortune
quiet luxury · understated elegance · stealth wealth · noblesse oblige
new, money, newcomer, newly, newness, moneyed, monetary, moneymaking, moneyless