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单词 mega-money
释义

mega-moneyn.adj.

Brit. /ˈmɛɡəˌmʌni/, U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌməni/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, money n.
Etymology: < mega- comb. form + money n.
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).
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