megabuck

[ meg-uh-buhk ]

/ ˈmɛg əˌbʌk /

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noun Informal.

one million dollars.

megabucks, very large sums of money.

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Origin of megabuck

First recorded in 1945–50; mega- + buck¹

Words nearby megabuck

meff, mefloquine, meg, mega-, megabit, megabuck, megabyte, megacephalic, megacephaly, megachurch, megacity

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How to use megabuck in a sentence

Now he got a Megabuck unit, put the earplug into place, and tried again.
The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin
I'll leave my Megabuck unit on the boat, and we'll depend on Chahda's.
The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin
If possible, you will deliver a Megabuck radio unit to Shannon and Briotti.
The Pirates of Shan|Harold Leland Goodwin
There was nothing secret about the Megabuck network, except that he and Barby would use it for a mind-reading act.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine

That meant Barby had her Megabuck unit with her, unless she had left it somewhere else in the house.
The Electronic Mind Reader|John Blaine

British Dictionary definitions for megabuck

megabuck

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk) /

noun

US and Canadian slang

a million dollars
(as modifier)a megabuck movie

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