paper millionaire
noun[C]
MONEYukusapersonwho would have at least 1 million intheircountry'smoneyif theysoldalltheirinvestments:
Shecalculatedthat herstockoptionsmade her apapermillionaire.
Examplesofpaper millionaire
paper millionaire
Reasons ranged from shareholder pressure for employee benefit reductions to the fact that many company executives would become instant paper millionaires.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is only paper millionaires that are easily ruined.
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Paper millionaires are being created by house prices in the south.
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