big bucks
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Definition
- Noun (plural):
- A large sum of money: An informal term referring to a significant amount of money, often in the context of high pay, profit, or investment.
Usage
- The term "big bucks" is an informal, idiomatic noun phrase. It is always used in the plural form.
- It is commonly used to emphasize a large financial amount, whether earned, spent, or involved in a transaction.
Examples
- Noun:
- He earns big bucks working for that tech company.
- You need big bucks to buy a house in this neighborhood.
- The film star was paid big bucks for the sequel.
Advanced Usage
- "to make big bucks": to earn a large amount of money.
- She started her own business and is now making big bucks.
- "to throw/sink big bucks into something": to invest a large amount of money in something.
- The company sank big bucks into research and development.
Variants and Related Words
- Megabucks (n, plural): Another informal term for an extremely large amount of money. It is a synonym and can often be used interchangeably with "big bucks," though it may imply an even larger sum.
- They won megabucks in the lottery.
- Bundle (n, informal): A large amount of money. Often used in the phrase "a bundle."
- That car must have cost a bundle.
Synonyms
- A fortune: A very large amount of money.
- A pile (of money) (informal): A large sum of money.
- Serious money (informal): A substantial amount of money.
Related Idioms
- To be rolling in it/money: To be very wealthy.
- After the deal, they were rolling in it.
- To cost an arm and a leg: To be very expensive.
- That renovation is going to cost an arm and a leg.
Noun
- a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit)
- she made a bundle selling real estate
- they sank megabucks into their new house