have-yacht

have-yacht
 n.— «Yacht is seen as another luxury after big houses and big-brand cars, with new words even coined for the City of London—the “have-yacht” and “have-nots.”» —“ Yacht sales to mirror UK economy” by Ma Jianguo in Southampton, United Kingdom Xinhua News Agency (China) Sept. 14, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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