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noun

Definition of bucksnext
plural of buck
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of buck
1
as in yanks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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2
as in resists
to refuse to give in to bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

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3
as in hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucks
  1. money
  2. cash
  3. opposes
  4. coin
  5. currency
Noun
  • The Mariners, though, would face significant competition for Walker, and might not view a first baseman who will play next season at 34 years old as the wisest investment of their money.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Robert was somebody whom Gabriel knew better, and one night in the pub Gabriel pressed him on the question of money.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of money
Noun
  • The same can be said for things like gifted cash for a down payment or side hustle earnings.
    Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Onion had worked with the Sandy Hook families and had a total bid of $7 million, which included $1.75 million in cash.
    Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cash
Verb
  • The group leading the rebellion, however, is Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (HTS) whose leader Abu Muhammad Al Jolani is a former al Qaeda fighter with an Islamist ideology that opposes Israel.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 7 Dec. 2024
  • Ankara wants to control northern Syria and expel the Kurds, a solution that Moscow opposes, even though the Kurds are allies of the United States.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of opposes
Noun
  • Survivor: Thailand The fake merge and brutal last challenge — where the final three had to hold coins between their fingers in a crazy painful pose — keep this dud out of the bottom spot.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But, alas, because these are the 2024 Bears and every setback seemingly has to come with a deep stab and a twist of the knife, Williams and his teammates won the overtime coin toss and had the ball with a chance to end the game but ultimately left Soldier Field with a jaw-dropping 30-27 loss.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of coin
Noun
  • In that podcast, Atkins expressed support for a digital currency that is not controlled by the government.
    Bob Pisani, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • All technologies exist on a spectrum and the entire tech world works together in some sense, but things can and will change, so Web3 builders shouldn’t be rigid with maximalist notions, like Bitcoin being the only currency the world needs.
    Jordan Yallen, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of currency
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