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buck

buck

2.6
A US one dollar bill or coin
  • noun
  • /bʌk/
  • Informal
translation icon : dólar
  • He owes me ten bucks for lunch last week.
  • make a buck
  • pay bucks
  • bang for the buck

Weber bucks don't equate to US bucks, clearly.

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Examples

Synonyms

dollar
vsbuck
589 1.0

A piece of paper money or a coin worth 100 cents

refers to a paper note and is informal rather than neutral
dollar bill
vsbuck
  • US
72 1.0

A piece of paper money worth one US dollar

is informal slang rather than the neutral name for the note
clam
vsbuck
  • Slang
19 9.6

An informal US word for one dollar

has identical meaning and the same informal US usage
one dollar bill
vsbuck
  • US
4 1.0

A piece of paper money worth one dollar that you use to pay for things

is informal slang rather than the formal banknote name
1 1.0

The unit of money used in the United States, equal to 100 cents

refers only to a single informal paper note rather than the whole currency unit

Idioms

A good value for the money you spend

to save a buck
  • Informal
2 6.4

Spend less money than usual when you buy something

to break the buck
  • Literature
9.8

A money market fund's share price falls below one dollar

A loss for investors that happens when a money market fund's share falls below one dollar

Try harder and make your work and attitude better

Compounds

young buck
  • Slang
9 7.9

A young man who is full of energy and wants to prove himself

quick buck
  • Informal
9 5.3

Money made quickly, often with little work or by dishonest ways

fast buck
  • Slang
3 7.9

Money earned quickly, often by dishonest or easy ways

buck private
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A soldier with the lowest rank in the US Army or Marines

buck sergeant
  • Archaic
1 8.2

A low-ranking soldier who leads a small group in the army or Marines

buck-and-wing
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A lively solo tap dance with fast, energetic footwork

1 7.1

Act of putting blame on others to avoid doing a job you should do

black buck
  • Indian
8.7

An antelope with a dark back and spiral horns that lives in India

buck fever
  • Jargon
9.6

A nervous feeling a beginner hunter has when they see an animal

A workplace culture where people avoid responsibility by blaming others

Surface Forms

buck singular
bucks plural

Etymology

Buck for a dollar comes from buckskin ('deerskin'), which was used in frontier trade as a kind of money, so a 'buck' became a name for one dollar.