big buck

noun

: a large sum of money

—usually plural

signed a contract for big bucks

Synonyms of big buck

• fortune
• bundle
• king's ransom
• mint
• bomb
• pile

Examples of big buck in a Sentence

I hear she's been offered big bucks to take that job

Recent Examples on the Web

With that, the Producers Guild had their own optimistic POV on Newsom’s big bucks proposal. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

The bigger companies are pouring big bucks to integrate more robotics. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Mountain View High School in Loveland is getting closer to winning some big bucks for its athletic teams. — Laura Phillips, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

For all our preparations and many hours of hunting, the long archery season was slipping by without our glimpsing the big buck. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for big buck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck