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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With endless agriculture and grasslands, the habitat is ripe for growing big bucks. Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2025 Now, Tagovailoa’s extension kicks in, and he gets paid the big bucks. David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025 The future of self-driving cars Companies like Tesla and Waymo (a subsidiary of Google's Alphabet Inc.) have invested big bucks into self-driving technology. Charles Singh, USA Today, 4 July 2025 Of course, most entities don’t have the big bucks to spend that Rocket does. Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 12 June 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 3 Aug. 2025.

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