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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And Jennifer Maas, Variety‘s senior business writer, TV and video games, discusses the growth of Scopely, a mobile gaming company that has banked big bucks by betting on tie-ins with high-wattage Hollywood properties. Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025 That’s why Payton makes the big bucks. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 Programmers who develop code from scratch usually get both glory and big bucks. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Clearly enthusiasts were willing to pay big bucks to own a piece of film history. Charles Singh, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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 5 Oct. 2025.

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