half buck

noun Slang.

a half dollar; the sum of 50 cents.

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Nearby words

half binding, half blood, half board, half boot, half brother, half buck, half cadence, half cent, half cock, half crown, half deck

Also half-a-buck [haf-uh-buhk, hahf-] /ˈhæf əˈbʌk, ˈhɑf-/.

Origin of half buck

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019