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Nouveau riche (French for 'new rich'; French: [nuvo ʁiʃ]), new rich or new money (in contrast to old money; French: vieux riche [vjø ʁiʃ]) is a social class of the rich whose wealth has been acquired within their own generation, rather than by familial inheritance.
Nuevo rico (del francés nouveau riche [1] ) es una locución referida a una persona que ha conseguido amasar una considerable fortuna durante su vida.
the nouveau riche. noun [ plural ] disapproving uk / ˌnuː.vəʊ ˈriːʃ / us / ˌnuː.voʊ ˈriːʃ /. people from a low social class who have recently become very rich and like to show this by spending a lot of money: The restaurant is popular with the city's nouveau riche. More examples.
nou· veau riche ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh. plural nouveaux riches ˌnü-ˌvō-ˈrēsh. Synonyms of nouveau riche. : a person newly rich : parvenu. Synonyms. arriviste. parvenu. upstart. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of nouveau riche in a Sentence. a nouveau riche who is reportedly using his money to buy his way into Palm Beach society.
nouveau riche n noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. French ([sb] newly wealthy, social climber)
What does the word nouveau riche mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word nouveau riche . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
NOUVEAU RICHE meaning: a person who has recently become rich and who likes to spend a lot of money.
