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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British Dictionary definitions for megabucks

megabuck
/ (ˈmɛɡəˌbʌk) /

noun

US and Canadian slang
  1. a million dollars
  2. (as modifier)a megabuck movie
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