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BIG BUCKS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
Example:
they sank megabucks into their new house
Synonyms:
big bucks; big money; bundle; megabucks; pile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("big bucks" is a kind of...):
money (wealth reckoned in terms of money)
Domain usage:
argot; cant; jargon; lingo; patois; slang; vernacular (a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves))
