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pl.n. Slang
A large amount of money: worked for big bucks in a large corporation.


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A great deal of money, as in A swimming pool--that means you're spending big bucks. Buck has been slang for "dollar" since the mid-1800s. [ Slang; second half of 1900s]


 
 

 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
Idioms. The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more