millionaire
/ˌmɪljəˈneə(r)/noun
उच्चारण मिल्यनेअर
करोड़पति, लखपति, बहुत धनी व्यक्ति
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a person who has a million pounds, dollars or rupees; a very rich person
करोड़पति, लखपति, बहुत धनी व्यक्ति
- The lottery made him a millionaire overnight.
- a millionaire businessman
- He became a millionaire by the age of thirty.
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- The millionaire gave a large sum to the hospital.
- Few people dream of becoming a millionaire by selling snacks.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a millionaire / millionaires
Millionaire is a countable noun; it takes a or an and has a regular plural.
Millionaire गणनीय noun है; इसके साथ a/an आता है और plural नियमित बनता है।
- He became a millionaire at thirty.
- India has thousands of millionaires.
millionaire vs. crorepati
In India people say crorepati for ten million rupees; a millionaire has a million in any currency, usually dollars or pounds.
भारत में एक करोड़ रुपये वाले को 'crorepati' कहते हैं; millionaire के पास किसी भी मुद्रा में दस लाख होते हैं, प्रायः डॉलर या पाउंड।
- A dollar millionaire is far richer than a lakhpati.
millionaire + noun / self-made millionaire
Self-made millionaire means someone who earned the money without inheriting it.
'Self-made millionaire' वह है जिसने धन विरासत से नहीं, स्वयं कमाया।
- She is a self-made millionaire.
become / make sb a millionaire
Use become for the change of status and make sb for the cause.
स्थिति बदलने के लिए become और कारण बताने के लिए make sb का प्रयोग होता है।
- The lottery made him a millionaire overnight.
+Collocations 4
adjective + millionaire
self-madeyoungovernightdollarinstant
- The young entrepreneur is a dollar millionaire.
verb + millionaire
becomemake sbturn sb intodream of beingmarry
- The software start-up turned its founders into millionaires.
millionaire + noun
lifestyleclubbusinessmancitymansion
- The millionaire businessman opened a school.
millionaire + relation
multi-would-beformerretiredpaper
- He is a former millionaire who lost everything.
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- The quiz show made a millionaire of the shy student.
क्विज़ शो ने संकोची विद्यार्थी को करोड़पति बना दिया।
- She was born into a millionaire's family.
उसका जन्म एक करोड़पति परिवार में हुआ।
- Few people become millionaires by saving alone.
बहुत कम लोग केवल बचत से करोड़पति बनते हैं।
- A millionaire donated land for the hospital.
एक करोड़पति ने अस्पताल के लिए ज़मीन दान की।
- The village boy grew up to be a millionaire.
गाँव का लड़का बड़ा होकर करोड़पति बना।
- Newspapers love stories of poor boys who become millionaires.
अख़बारों को गरीब लड़कों के करोड़पति बनने की कहानियाँ पसंद हैं।
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✗ He is a millionaire man.
✓ He is a millionaire.
Millionaire already means a rich man; man is redundant.
'Millionaire' का अर्थ ही धनी व्यक्ति है; man अनावश्यक है।
✗ She is a millionair.
✓ She is a millionaire.
The word ends in -aire, spelt millionaire.
यह शब्द -aire पर समाप्त होता है: millionaire।
✗ The millionaire have three houses.
✓ The millionaire has three houses.
A singular subject takes has.
Singular subject के साथ has आता है।
AaSpelling
mil·lion·aire
Double l and the French -aire ending (not 'millionare' or 'milionaire'); a billionaire has a thousand million.
दो l और French -aire अंत ('millionare' या 'milionaire' गलत है); billionaire के पास एक हज़ार million है।
§Grammar and usage
Note: ten lakh rupees is a million, so an Indian 'crorepati' is a ten-millionaire.
ध्यान रखिए: दस लाख रुपये एक million है, इसलिए भारतीय 'करोड़पति' ten-millionaire है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The film 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a spelling memory aid.
फ़िल्म 'Slumdog Millionaire' spelling याद रखने में मदद करती है।