new money vs nouveau riche

new money

noun
  • Persons or families that have recently become wealthy. 

  • The decimal monetary system used in the United Kingdom since 1971. 

  • The metric system of measurement, as opposed to the imperial system. 

nouveau riche

noun
  • New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy. 

adj
  • Newly rich; like a nouveau riche. 

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