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

The national conversation on the initiative has transformed it into a referendum on the power controlled by a handful of the nation’s richest people, like Sergey Brin and Peter Thiel, who spent big bucks opposing the proposal. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2026

Indeed, the big buck did come back – following another smaller buck. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Nov. 2026

Because anybody with big bucks can buy a race car and tow it to a starting line. — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 4 Nov. 2026

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