heypolyglot
Italian

miliardario

/mi.ljarˈda.rjo/noun · masculineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 9,910

Meaning

billionaire

  • A person who possesses assets worth at least one billion currency units.

In a sentence

Quel miliardario ha donato una grossa somma alla ricerca medica.

That billionaire donated a large sum to medical research.

Come ha fatto quel giovane imprenditore a diventare miliardario?

How did that young entrepreneur manage to become a billionaire?

I miliardari non dovrebbero ignorare le difficoltà della gente comune.

Billionaires should not ignore the hardships of ordinary people.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
miliardariomasculine · singular
miliardarimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • False friend alert: 'miliardario' means billionaire, while 'milionario' means millionaire.

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