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

Those numbers are why City forked out the big bucks to keep hold of the Jamaica international for another four years. — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The warden’s report also referenced the shooting and wounding of a big buck that wasn’t recovered. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Leonora Ann Darby claims she has been rewarded for saving Obsession by her fellow executive producers ripping her off promised big bucks from the one of the highest-grossing horror movie of all time. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026

That’s why music is so important, to let kids learn an instrument without having to pay big bucks for it. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 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