buck for

verb

To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).

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Meanings

verbbuck for (third-person singular simple present bucks for, present participle bucking for, simple past and past participle bucked for)

present singular third person bucks for · participle present bucking for · participle past bucked for · past bucked for

  1. UScolloquialidiomaticTo strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).
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APA

buck for. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20for

MLA

“buck for.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20for. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buck for,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buck%20for.

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