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big one

noun

, Slang.
  1. a one-thousand-dollar bill or the sum of one thousand dollars.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of big one1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

The small stocks in the S&P 500 index outperformed the big ones by a gigantic margin, 10% a year on average, over the study’s 2000–19 period.

From Fortune

The next-to-last is a big one, and thankfully the handhold helped me avoid a nasty tumble.

Personal finance experts love to debate the minutiae of lattes, but the most important purchases in terms of keeping your finances in order will be the big ones—housing and transportation.

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Google’s December 2020 Core update was a big one according to many of the data providers.

With Apple gear, you can use Apple’s own wireless AirPlay standard to beam your small screen over to the big one.

Last night the big one-eyed fellow came back just before dawn.

Finally, towards noon to-day, the big one-eyed man returned once more, but this time clad in a peasant's blouse and cap.

Bathed in tears he returned with her into the house, while the big one-eyed man rode off at a gallop.

My mother lived in the yard in a big one-room log hut with a brick chimney.

Dan handed over his big one-bladed outdoor knife, and Puck began to carve out a piece of turf from the centre of the Ring.

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