tycoon

tycoon definition - business

tycoon

An influential and wealthy business person. For example, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are tycoons of the first order.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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