optionaireとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

optionaire (複数形 optionaires)

1. A person whose wealth consists of or was made through stock options.
   • 2001, Daniel Kadlec, "Options At Work", Time, 1 May 2001:

     Don't you just get sick thinking about all those Silicon Valley optionaires who lost much of their fortune in the tech meltdown?

2. A person who has been afforded greater opportunities by having been born into privilege.
   • 1980, Celeste MacLeod, Horatio Alger, Farewell: The End of the American Dream, Seaview Books (1980), ISBN 9780872236110, page 144:

     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.

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