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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America's smallest coins just brought in some big bucks. Mason Leath, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2025 These dads are willing to shell out the big bucks, even though over half (55%) say their holiday shopping budgets have tightened over the last year, and 56% feel pressure to make every dollar count. Phillip Goericke, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025 Best Beats Earbud Deal Good bass doesn’t have to mean big bucks. PC Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025 Marketing executives usually need to spend big bucks to reintroduce a property after lengthy gaps. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for big buck

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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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 23 Dec. 2025.

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