Phrase guide

vieux riche

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /vjø ʁiʃ/
  • UK: /ˌvjəʊ ˈɹiːʃ/
  • US: /ˌvjoʊ ˈɹiʃ/
  • US: /ˌvjoʊ ˈɹɪtʃ/
  • /ˌvjo(ː)ˈɹɪtʃ/ Academic
  • [ˌvjoʊ ˈɹiʃ] Academic
  • [-ɻ-] Academic
  • colloquial: /ˌvjɐw ˈɾɪtʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

Old money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are inherited, and who are therefore perceived to have refinement and good breeding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: nouveau riche

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French vieux riche (literally “[the] old rich”).

Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: oud geld — old money
  • Arabic: أصحاب الثروة التقليدية — old money
  • Armenian: հինհարուստ (hinharust) — old money
  • Bengali: পুরাতন ধনী (puraton dhoni) — old money
  • Catalan: vell ric — old money
  • Czech: staré peníze — old money
  • Czech: šlechtický původ — old money
  • Czech: šlechta s dlouhou tradicí — old money
  • Esperanto: malnovriĉulo — old money
  • Esperanto: malnova mono — old money
  • French: vieux riche — old money
  • German: Altereicher — old money
  • Greek: παλιά αριστοκρατία (paliá aristokratía) — old money
  • Greek: παλιά ευγενής τάξη (paliá evgenís táxi) — old money
  • Hebrew: כֶּסֶף יָשָׁן (késef yashán) — old money
  • Hindi: ज़मींदार (zamīndār) — old money
  • Hungarian: öreg pénz — old money
  • Icelandic: gamallríkur maður — old money
  • Icelandic: gamallríkur kona — old money
  • Indonesian: orang kaya lama — old money
  • Indonesian: turun-temurun — old money
  • Indonesian: turunan kekayaan — old money
  • Irish: sean-airgead — old money
  • Japanese: 世襲財閥 (seshū zaibatsu) — old money
  • Korean: 옛돈 (yetdon) — old money
  • Mongolian: хөгшинбаян (xögšinbajan) — old money
  • Persian: أصحاب الثروة التقليدية — old money
  • Polish: stara szlachta — old money
  • Polish: zamożni dziedzice — old money
  • Portuguese: velho rico — old money
  • Russian: дворянское происхождение (dvorjanskoje proisxoždenije) — old money
  • Russian: старые деньги (staryje denʹgi) — old money
  • Russian: старые семьи (staryje semʹi) — old money
  • Spanish: viejo rico — old money
  • Turkish: eski para — old money
  • Turkish: soylu kökenli — old money
  • Vietnamese: trâm anh thế phiệt — old money
  • Vietnamese: giàu có truyền thống — old money
  • Vietnamese: giàu có lâu dài — old money