megabuck
noun
mega·buck
ˈme-gə-ˌbək 
: one million dollars
also
: an indeterminately large sum of money
—usually used in plural
Synonyms
Examples of megabuck in a Sentence
a baseball player with a contract worth megabucks
Recent Examples on the Web
All-wheel-drive grip on the road was simply awe-inspiring on the megabuck, not-legal-here Porsche 959.
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Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020
But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup.
—Matt Majendie, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019
Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again — and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 22 July 2019
Megabucks: 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000
Win for Life:
47-53-58-77
The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017
So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr’s $25-million average.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2017
How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best?
—Peter King, The MMQB, 21 June 2017
Megabucks:
1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million
Lucky Lines:
1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000
Win for Life:
7-36-40-59
The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million.
—Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2017
Megabucks:
3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million
Lucky Lines:
4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000
Win for Life:
47-53-58-77
The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017
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Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020
But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup.
—Matt Majendie, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019
Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again — and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president.
—Jim Geraghty, National Review, 22 July 2019
Megabucks: 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000
Win for Life:
47-53-58-77
The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017
So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr’s $25-million average.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2017
How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best?
—Peter King, The MMQB, 21 June 2017
Megabucks:
1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million
Lucky Lines:
1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000
Win for Life:
7-36-40-59
The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million.
—Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2017
Megabucks:
3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million
Lucky Lines:
4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000
Win for Life:
47-53-58-77
The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million.
—Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017
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