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

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Example Sentences

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megabuck

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 ● Mar. 28, 2019

"True, there is no megabuck advance," she admits.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2013

Congress's megabuck travel tab The officially reported cost of the 357 "fact-finding" missions that Congressmen took to 85 countries last year seemed high enough: $5.9 million.

From Time Magazine Archive

Within the Reagan Administration, Budget Director David Stockman and Energy Secretary James B. Edwards are locked in a megabuck battle over the synfuel program.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Oh—well Rick is going to win a megabuck."

From The Electronic Mind Reader by John Blaine

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