Definition of big buck
: a large sum of money
—usually used in pluralsigned a contract for big bucks
Keep scrolling for more
Synonyms & Antonyms for big buck
Synonyms
- bomb
- [British],
- boodle,
- bundle,
- earth,
- fortune,
- king's ransom,
- megabucks,
- mint,
- packet
- [chiefly British],
- pile,
- wad
Antonyms
Visit the Thesaurus for More
Examples of big buck in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Five months later, when the big buck pulled his disappearing act, my mind raced to that bur oak.
—
Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, "How to Hunt Whitetail Deer on a Staging Area," 21 Sep. 2020 But calling can, and does, work from time to time and if a big buck is just out of range there’s no reason not to give it a shot.
—
Tony Hansen, Outdoor Life, "The 7 Biggest Myths of Hunting Early-Season Deer," 3 Aug. 2020 Today, any business can be small but look big, act big, and make big bucks.
—
Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, "Now is the best time ever to start a business, thanks to new technology," 25 Oct. 2019 DiCaprio joins a growing list of other celebrities that have rallied to donate big bucks.
—
Washington Post, "DiCaprio’s Earth Alliance gives $3M to Australia fire relief," 10 Jan. 2020 The Bevin campaign is holding a private fundraiser on Wednesday with the president as the headliner, which is sure to rake in big bucks.
—
Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "President Donald Trump is visiting Louisville. Here's what you need to know," 20 Aug. 2019 As top executives learned during the 2008 financial crisis, continuing to earn big bucks while workers take salary cuts or furloughs is a sure way to draw harsh scrutiny.
—
New York Times, "Jack Dorsey Ups the Ante on Coronavirus Donations," 8 Apr. 2020 And their clients aren't yucking it up either, especially women and men accustomed to spending big bucks for professional hair-color services every month.
—
Maria Puente, USA TODAY, "Coronavirus has some hairstylists making house calls: Your hair care questions answered," 20 Mar. 2020 Some of the region's biggest companies and organizations have spent big bucks to support Issue 7, the 0.8% sales tax to improve bus service and infrastructure.
—
Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati's big companies, unions and United Way open their wallets to support Issue 7 transit tax," 12 Mar. 2020
See MoreThese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'big buck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on big buck
What made you want to look up big buck? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share big buck
Time Traveler for big buck
The first known use of big buck was in 1941
See more words from the same year