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词汇 optionaire
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Definition of optionaire in US English:

optionaire

nounˈäpSHəˌne(ə)rˌäpSHəˈne(ə)r
informal
  • A person whose great wealth is based on owning or exercising employee stock options.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Don't you just get sick thinking about all those Silicon Valley optionaires who lost much of their fortune in the tech meltdown?
    • Not long ago some employees were referred to as ‘optionaires’, now much of the paper they hold is as useless as a beaten docket.
    • When these optionaires become real millionaires, corporate managers must ask themselves if their payouts are really justified.

Origin

Late 1990s: on the pattern of millionaire.

Definition of optionaire in US English:

optionaire

nounˌäpSHəˈne(ə)r
informal
  • A person whose great wealth is based on owning or exercising employee stock options.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When these optionaires become real millionaires, corporate managers must ask themselves if their payouts are really justified.
    • Not long ago some employees were referred to as ‘optionaires’, now much of the paper they hold is as useless as a beaten docket.
    • Don't you just get sick thinking about all those Silicon Valley optionaires who lost much of their fortune in the tech meltdown?

Origin

Late 1990s on the pattern of millionaire.

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