superrich
Billionaire economic tier
The superrich are people with extraordinary wealth—not merely wealthy, but at the extreme upper end of the economic spectrum.
The term implies a level of fortune that separates its holders from ordinary rich people: private jets, multiple estates, influence over institutions.
Tax policies that benefit the superrich, The superrich live in a different world.
Person worth ten figures
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
plutocrat · industrialist · financier · heir · heiress · multimillionaire · entrepreneur · capitalist
Moral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
squandering · hedonism · gluttony · greed · avarice · hoarding · consumerism · immoderation
Large pleasure vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- mansionLarge, stately home
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- caviarCured fish eggs
limousine · chateau · villa · butler · chauffeur · concierge · gala · polo
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
- nobilityTitled ruling class
upperclass · gentry · blueblood · patrician · dynasty · establishment · socialites · gentility
Wealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
portfolio · investments · trusts · offshore · holdings · equity · dividends · liquidity
Ostentatiously wealthy
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
extravagant · ostentatious · grandiose · ornate · resplendent · luxurious · magnificent · plush
billionaire
Person worth ten figures
oligarch · plutocrat · industrialist · financier · heir · heiress · multimillionaire · entrepreneur · capitalist · investor
decadence
Moral decline through excess
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
wastefulness · squandering · hedonism · gluttony · greed · avarice · hoarding · consumerism · immoderation · conspicuous
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
caviar · limousine · chateau · villa · butler · chauffeur · concierge · gala · polo · vineyard
elite
Superior select group
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- oligarchyRule by few
nobility · upperclass · gentry · blueblood · patrician · dynasty · establishment · socialites · gentility · prestige
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- assetsOwned items of value
- capitalWealth used for investment
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
endowment · portfolio · investments · trusts · offshore · holdings · equity · dividends · liquidity · hedge
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- palatialLavishly grand and spacious
gilded · extravagant · ostentatious · grandiose · ornate · resplendent · luxurious · magnificent · plush · decadent
superrichdestitute
Utterly without means
impoverished · dirt-poor · penniless · broke · poverty-stricken
superrichunderclass
Lowest socioeconomic group
dispossessed · homeless · unhoused · lumpenproletariat · downtrodden
superrichpowerless
Lacking strength or authority
disenfranchised · marginalized · precarious · dependent · wage slave
rich, enrich, richness, richly, enrichment, ultrarich, superwealthy, super-rich