megabuck

[ meg-uh-buhk ]

/ ˈmɛg əˌbʌk /

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

mega, mega-, megabacterium, megabit, megabladder, megabuck, megabyte, megacephalic, megacephaly, megachurch, megacity

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Example sentences from the Web for megabuck

As the group paused before making the difficult stage of the journey around the cone, Rick took the Megabuck unit from Tony.
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There was nothing secret about the Megabuck network, except that he and Barby would use it for a mind-reading act.
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Rick took the Megabuck network unit from his pocket and called softly, "Chahda!"
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Then he could have taken Scotty's Megabuck unit and given it to Joe.
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The unusual name, Megabuck, had grown out of a joke Rick had conceived about a "million bucks" television quiz program.
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British Dictionary definitions for megabuck

megabuck

/ (ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk) /

noun

US and Canadian slang

a million dollars
(as modifier)a megabuck movie

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