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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Or might the Niners do a bit of both by making a trade for a top defensive end, paying big bucks to a premier player and giving up draft capital in the process? Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison. Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025 Each year, advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of more than 100 million viewers (even though most ads are now released online, ahead of the Big Game). Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Feb. 2025 As Murphy changes his appearance and voice to come across as a white man, the world suddenly opens up to him, with store clerks offering free newspapers and banks doling out the big bucks with no need for proof of collateral. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 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 10 Mar. 2025.

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