[Ads-l] high-wealth; high net-worth

[Jonathan Lighter]

I find "high-wealth individuals" in the Houston Post in 1979.

And "high net-worth individuals" in the Palm Beach Post in 1986.

Before then, you apparently had to say something else.

JL

On Wed, Dec 4, 2024 at 11:18 AM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Also see HENRY: high earner, not rich yet.
>
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> https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/career/high-earners-not-rich-yet-henrys/
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> On Wed, Dec 4, 2024, 8:14 AM Baker, John <
> 000014a9c79c3f97-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
>
> > “High net worth individual” is the standard term in the investment
> > management industry and is even used in the Securities and Exchange
> > Commission’s form for registration of investment advisers, where it is
> > generally defined as an individual who has at least $1.1 million under
> the
> > management of the investment adviser or a net worth (excluding primary
> > residence) of at least $2.2 million.  Since a lot of people are able to
> > meet that standard, “ultra high net worth” is also seen, although I don’t
> > think it has a standardized definition.  As far as I know, “high wealth”
> is
> > just a transparent collocation.
> >
> >
> > John Baker
> >
> >
> > From: American Dialect Society <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of
> > Jonathan Lighter
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:21 AM
> > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > Subject: high-wealth; high net-worth
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> >
> > Euphemisms for "very wealthy" or "rich."
> >
> > A week or so ago cable news revealed that robbers were targeting "high
> > net-worth athletes." Today the late CEO of United Health Care was
> > described as a "high-wealth individual."
> >
> > JL
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