big bucks

American  

plural noun

Slang.

1. a large amount of money.

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big bucks British  

plural noun

1. large quantities of money

2. the power and influence of people or organizations that control large quantities of money

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big bucks Idioms  

1. 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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Example Sentences

"It is really important, as we are talking about history, do you chase the big bucks somewhere else or stay where you are?"

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

But CEOs are paid the big bucks to look toward the long term, so that seems some way off.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

But a growing number of small and midsize businesses are paying big bucks to get favorable mentions from chatbots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

“That’s where the big bucks come in,” he recalled the attorney saying.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

Once I got to the NBA and started pulling down those big bucks we could get a house in the country or maybe in California.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers