Meanings
- idiomaticpluralplural onlyLots of money.
The new managing director must be making big bucks after his promotion.
3 more examples
Ohio always was home, where his family and friends were, and such is the man’s allegiance to Ohio State that he once donated the equivalent of a full scholarship back to the school—and this was before he was making the big, big bucks.
1992 October, Steve Buckley, “Boss Hog: Jim Lachey is the best offensive lineman in football playing on the best team in football”, in Sport, volume 83, number 10, →ISSN, page 64But he was unable to get a gun permit and make the big bucks of an armed security guard, so he made minimum wage as a seasonal-hire watchman
1999, Dale Brown, The Tin Man, page 96After all the carping about how little teachers are paid, if someone enters the teaching profession for the big bucks aren't they too stupid to be teaching our kids?
2006, Ann Coulter, GodlessSynonyms: megabucks
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLots of money.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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