big buck

noun

: a large sum of money

—usually used in plural

signed a contract for big bucks

Examples of big buck in a Sentence

I hear she's been offered big bucks to take that job

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Around the league Sports streaming service DAZN is shelling out some big bucks: around $1 billion for the exclusive rights to broadcast next summer’s FIFA Club World Cup, according to a person familiar with the matter. —

Alex Sherman, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024 Despite the high cost of groceries and gas, shoppers across America shelled out big bucks this past holiday weekend. —

Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Dec. 2024 That parasocial connection has translated into big bucks. —

Jasmine Browley, Essence, 26 Nov. 2024 Don’t move can probably be considered a success with a nearly totally unknown cast that would not demand big bucks to star, plus an incredibly simplistic concept that had to be cheap to film. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for big buck