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

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big bucks

But not everyone is raking in the big bucks with financial winners and losers.

From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026

Nothing could dampen the vibe, not even the big bucks the attendees were spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

Here’s how you can work travel rewards to save big bucks, too.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 9, 2026

The lower expenses save investors big bucks since the annual fees for VOO—and iShares—are a third of what State Street charges.

From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

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