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

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

From Los Angeles Times

While he says it can be "big bucks" if you're famous, for the ensemble, there's still work to be done.

From BBC

There again, maybe the laugh is on the rest of us, because these folks are still pulling down the big bucks, even after their predictions worked out worse than the proverbial blindfolded chimpanzee throwing darts.

From MarketWatch

He and his staff determined that allocating big bucks to a 31-year-old first baseman was a bad investment.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the USA defender showcased exactly why Chelsea were willing to pay the big bucks with a colossal display against Europe's elite side.

From BBC