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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Beats Earbud Deal Good bass doesn’t mean big bucks. PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2025 But during the bird hunt Taylor suddenly got cell phone pictures of the big buck at the food plot near his lock-on tree stand back in Kentucky. Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 30 Oct. 2025 But the director manages to spin a clever modern-day morality tale mixing art, social class and big bucks. Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025 For the Hoosiers, that required paying Curt Cignetti the big bucks. Payton Titus, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Oct. 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 11 Nov. 2025.

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