单词 | mega-money |
释义 | mega-moneyn.adj. colloquial. A. n. A very large sum of money; extreme wealth. ΚΠ 1979 Washington Post 6 May g13/2 There was so unspeakably much mega-money and bountiful brains.., it was literally beyond belief. 1989 Independent 21 Oct. 29/3 If you are seriously wealthy and your divorce involves mega-money.., you can contact the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. 1998 What Car? Sept. 175/3 Used examples make mega-money. I saw a six-month-old silver 1.7 example with 11,000 on the clock trade to a Ford dealer for 14 grand. B. adj. (attributive). Extremely wealthy; extremely expensive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [adjective] > very or fabulously as rich as Crœsus1577 to be made of money1781 super-rich1901 stinking1945 loaded1948 mega-rich1980 mega-money1989 1989 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 2 July 38/4 There is a surprising number of very low prolific mega-money tycoons living quietly in subtle luxury on the Coast. 1996 Sun 13 Sept. 47/1 He was made to sweat as the Finnish minnows threatened to embarrass his mega-money men in their Cup Winners' Cup first round first leg clash. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1979 |
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