megabuck

American  

[meg-uh-buhk] / ˈmɛg əˌbʌk /

noun

Informal.

1. one million dollars.

2. megabucks, very large sums of money.

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megabuck British  

/ ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk /

noun

1. slang

   1. a million dollars

   2. ( as modifier )

      a megabuck movie

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Etymology

Origin of megabuck

First recorded in 1945–50; mega- + buck ¹

Example Sentences

We stopped by a few of these “cities of the dead,” taking in the stately, megabuck monuments, before visiting the haunting, hidden-away Holt Cemetery in the Navarre neighborhood.

From Washington Post

So maybe I don't need the megabuck home stereo system, but just some perfect prosthetic ears that slip over my own.

From New York Times

The previous winner only identified as Rodolfo T. won a jackpot valued at $11.8 million on a Megabuck machine.

From Seattle Times

Perhaps it’s a sign of the times, but lately, when I’m out testing some megabuck crotch-stuffer, I see fewer displays of spontaneous admiration and signals of motorhead fellowship.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I would like for people studying box turtles in other parts of the country that I know of like Maryland, Florida and Virginia to throw in with us and come up with what I call the megabuck proposal, a million-dollar grant to survey box turtles from one end of the United States to the other.”

From Washington Times