ultra-rich
Private jet class
Ultra-rich describes people with extreme wealth—not merely wealthy but at the very top of the economic scale.
The term typically refers to billionaires or those with assets in the hundreds of millions: tax policies affecting the ultra-rich, the ultra-rich buying up oceanfront property.
As a noun, the ultra-rich functions as a collective designation for this class.
Person worth ten figures
- oligarchMember of small ruling class
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- plutocratRuler through wealth
industrialist · financier · mogul · baron · heir · heiress · aristocracy · nobility
Large pleasure vessel
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- villaStately country residence
- estateProperty and grounds
mansion · chateau · designer · champagne · caviar · limousine · gourmet · concierge
Measurable difference between things
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- divideSeparate into parts
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
- plutocracyRule by the rich
exclusion · offshore · hoarding · entitlement · privilege · inequitable · socioeconomic · redistribution
Power to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
- hegemonyDominant group's control
dominance · clout · control · kingmaker · policymaking · corporate · monopoly · dynasty
Lavishly grand and spacious
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- ornateElaborately decorated
ostentatious · extravagant · grandiose · resplendent · magnificent · splendid · chandelier · manor
Moral decline through excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- wastefulnessCareless use of resources
squandering · hedonism · gluttony · immoderation · lavishness · indulgence · exorbitance · overspending
Underlying support structure
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- benefactorOne who gives aid
philanthropist · giving · pledge · grant · patronage · generosity · nonprofit · humanitarian
billionaire
Person worth ten figures
plutocrat · industrialist · financier · mogul · baron · heir · heiress · aristocracy · nobility · dynasties
yacht
Large pleasure vessel
- superyachtEnormous private luxury vessel
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
- villaStately country residence
estate · mansion · chateau · designer · champagne · caviar · limousine · gourmet · concierge · butler
disparity
Measurable difference between things
- stratificationDivision into distinct levels
- divideSeparate into parts
- classismPrejudice by economic rank
plutocracy · exclusion · offshore · hoarding · entitlement · privilege · inequitable · socioeconomic · redistribution · precarity
influence
Power to affect others
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- oligarchyRule by few
- plutocracyRule by the rich
hegemony · dominance · clout · control · kingmaker · policymaking · corporate · monopoly · dynasty · network
palatial
Lavishly grand and spacious
ornate · ostentatious · extravagant · grandiose · resplendent · magnificent · splendid · chandelier · manor · brocade
decadence
Moral decline through excess
- overindulgenceExcessive consumption or enjoyment
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
wastefulness · squandering · hedonism · gluttony · immoderation · lavishness · indulgence · exorbitance · overspending · frivolity
foundation
Underlying support structure
benefactor · philanthropist · giving · pledge · grant · patronage · generosity · nonprofit · humanitarian · legacy
- wealth statuspoor, wealthy, affluent, middle-class, upper class
- Wealthywealthy, affluent, affluence, wealth, millionaire
- wealthy elitebillionaire, millionaire, affluent, wealthy, one percenter
- eliteelite, elites, aristocrats, nobility, best
ultra-richdestitute
Utterly without means
impoverished · dirt-poor · penniless · poverty-stricken · indigent
ultra-richunderclass
Lowest socioeconomic group
have-nots · lower class · underprivileged · downtrodden · marginalized