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Definition of Big bucks
1. Noun. A large sum of money (especially as pay or profit). "They sank megabucks into their new house"
Language type: Argot, Cant, Jargon, Lingo, Patois, Slang, Vernacular
Generic synonyms: Money
Definition of Big bucks
1. Noun. (idiomatic) Lots of money. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Big Bucks
Literary usage of Big bucks
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Three in Norway by Two of Them [James A. Lees and Walter J. Clutterbuck] by Walter J. Clutterbuck, James Arthur Lees (1882)
"(very big bucks), and the Skipper replied with a still more portentous shake, '
Meget, meget.' So they were left with their mouths wide open, ..."
2. A Little Brother to the Bear: And Other Animal Studies by William Joseph Long (1903)
"There were two or three big bucks with splendid antlers that lived lazily on the
slopes above this part of the lake, and that I had been watching and ..."
3. Why Small Groups?: Together Toward Maturity by C. J. Mahaney (1996)
"These trips often netted him big bucks. We're talking big bucks!! Though his
commitment to church life eroded, his bank account and business reputation ..."
4. Multiple Vulnerabilities: Qualitative Data for the Study of Orphans and ...by Alicia Davids, Donald Skinner by Alicia Davids, Donald Skinner (2006)
"Now they go out searching for Mr big bucks, they're searching for Mr big bucks
and so on. (NGO Support Group). Context of people living with HIV/AIDS ..."
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