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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Trump says the new plan will save taxpayers and consumers big bucks. Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025 Even props from the 1997 Titanic film have brought in big bucks, as just last year, the iconic piece of balsa wood that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hang onto in the movie's final scenes sold for $718,750. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 27 Apr. 2025 Discovery The good news is that Coop quickly discovers a way to continue to bring in the big bucks with no one being the wiser to his unfortunate turn of luck. Rosemary Rossi, Variety, 12 Apr. 2025 What now becomes interesting is who are the next quarterbacks to get paid the big bucks. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 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 22 May. 2025.

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