big buck

noun

: a large sum of money
usually used in plural
signed a contract for big bucks

Examples of big buck in a Sentence

I hear she's been offered big bucks to take that job
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Let’s stop demonizing city employees and look to where big bucks can be saved. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2026 The cage is an eight-sided feat of marketeering, its every angle prominently displaying the name of some sponsor who’d paid big bucks to have their brands juxtaposed against the ultimate backdrop. Simon Ducroquet, New York Times, 14 June 2026 The golf courses and warm, clear blue waters of Naples are another part of its appeal—but homeowners will have to shell out the big bucks to live here full-time. Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 13 June 2026 For years, at least since the devastating Sony Pictures hack in 2014, studios have been pouring big bucks into beefing up their online fences. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for big buck

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of big buck was in 1941

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“Big buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/big%20buck. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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