ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Optionaire

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Optionaire is a noun meaning A person whose wealth consists of or was made through stock options.

Meaning

A person whose wealth consists of or was made through stock options.

More Meanings

  1. A person who has been afforded greater opportunities by having been born into privilege.

Example Sentences

Don't you just get sick thinking about all those Silicon Valley optionaires who lost much of their fortune in the tech meltdown?
A new word, "optionaires," makes this distinction. Optionaires are defined as people who grew up in the affluent society — that is, the upper third of the nation — and have options in life and privileges in society as a result of their upbringing.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include optioner, optionee, optionor, stockholder, writer, stock-picker.

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