sawbuck

noun

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as in one

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Recent Examples of sawbuck For the record, the Aztec Room & Patio can accommodate some 200 visitors, and yes, that 19-foot ceiling is genuine 18-karat--nary a pre-Depression sawbuck was spared when constructing this masterpiece. — David Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025 In most cases, $10 above the single-Mac price gets you three licenses; another sawbuck raises that to five. — PC Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025 But try that nowadays and the guy will laugh derisively, then pick up your sawbuck between his thumb and index finger, like a piece of filth, and hand it back to you. — Jack Handey, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 Say, there's an idea: The mall is free, but the greeter will shake your hand for a sawbuck. — Star Tribune, 26 Feb. 2021 And just like that, two sawbucks bought you entry into the annals of Michigan golf history. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2019 The sawbuck, which should get its own shot of color and hit streets next spring. — Wired Staff, WIRED, 28 Sep. 2004
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sawbuck
  1. one
  2. dollar
  3. ten
  4. C-note
  5. fiver
  6. two
  7. cash
  8. tenner
Noun
  • No one likes the sloppy tailoring of Octavius’s open-back suit, but Law loves the jacket.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • Regardless, the host team scored twice before Sporting registered a goal in this one.
    — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of one
Noun
  • Al-Zaidi’s visit parallels a trip by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman last November, when the White House announced hundreds of billions of dollars in private and public commitments by the two countries.
    — Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
  • Most of those donations were small dollar sums of $200 or less.
    — Lia Russell July 15, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of dollar
Noun
  • Recent research conducted in Phoenix, Arizona, estimates that a large data center can emit waste heat comparable to that produced by tens or even hundreds of thousands of households.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Was Trump, reportedly livid over the Air Force One leak, concerned about the risk to security—or about the prospect of personal embarrassment due to the failings of a questionable gift that had cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars to upgrade?
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of ten
Noun
  • This deal is going for under a C-note, so don't hesitate!
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The official pocketed the 25 C-notes and wrote out the permit.
    — Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2024
Definition of C-note
Noun
  • At the other end of the market, have a Chelsea dual-action pump for a fiver.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Since movie-ticket purchases are not necessary, customers can just grab a bucket and a fiver (plus tax), and Netflix and chill with way too much popcorn for however many people fit on your couch.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
Definition of fiver
Noun
  • He is joined by six of his players — many more will join by half-time, arriving in ones and twos, shuffling over the teal concrete — and by assorted members of the Xavier clan, all wearing colourful training kit.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Like the ones will go against the ones, ones will go against the twos, so everybody basically gets to see everybody on the roster at some point on the field.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of two
Noun
  • No categories to track or remember and cash rewards don't expire as long as your account remains open.
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • The district’s expenses are outpacing incoming revenue; there is no cash reserve cushion.
    — Jennifer Custer, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of cash
Noun
  • In the lesser of two humiliations (either change the prices or face a half empty stadium for your biggest European match in 30 years), Forest yielded on Tuesday, knocking a tenner off every ticket two days before the match.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • That’s just me, though, and if an American citizen wants to put a tenner on the Lakers’ likelihood to hire on even more geriatric former stars, then feel free.
    — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 2 Dec. 2022
Definition of tenner

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