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megabucks

megabucks

1 7.4
A very large amount of money
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛɡəˌbʌks/
  • Slang
: fortuna
  • They made megabucks off their commercial database customers.

He went to Saint Petersburg, made megabucks trading in indigo.

Examples

  • He went to Saint Petersburg, made megabucks trading in indigo.

    The British Museum

  • The new technology startup was a massive success, yielding megabucks for its founders after just a few years.

  • Your odds of winning the Megabucks drawing are probably better than the Bills' odds of keeping Foster, who has 10 TDs in seven games, out of the end zone.

    Blog text (18)

  • THE MEGABUCKS START ROLLING IN.

    The Little Convict (1979)

  • While using progressive slot machine games such as Megabucks or Quartermania, the jackpot on pokies could possibly be higher, but so is the cost to play.

    Blog text (28)

  • After years of hard work, her investment in stocks finally paid off, and she made megabucks from her earnings.

  • With a popular YouTube channel, he earned megabucks through advertising and sponsorship deals.

Synonyms

big money
vsmegabucks
133 2.0

A large amount of money, especially as earnings or profit

emphasizes a much larger scale meaning very large earnings or profit
big bucks
vsmegabucks
  • Informal
61 4.2

A lot of money that someone earns or gets

focuses on an even larger amount, stressing very high earnings or profit
a ton of money
vsmegabucks
  • Informal
36 2.8

A very large amount of money

highlights very large amounts specifically as earnings or profit
pile
vsmegabucks
  • Slang
35 7.1

A large amount of money

is neutral and used in standard contexts rather than informal speech
bundle
vsmegabucks
  • Informal
34 4.4

A large amount of money

is broader, highlighting a very large amount beyond just pay
small fortune
vsmegabucks
17 3.3

A large amount of money that is more than you expect

describes a very large amount regardless of expectations or usual size

Antonyms

small change
9 2.3

A small amount of money in coins that is not worth much

How Much

fortune
510 2.8
megabucks
  • Slang
1 7.4
a lot of money
676 1.0
sum
173 1.0
small change
9 2.3

Surface Forms

megabucks singular
megabucks plural

Morphology

megabucks = bucks (semi-transparent) = mega + buck + s

The meaning is fairly clear from mega- plus bucks, but the slang sense 'money/dollars' is only partly predictable for learners.

Etymology

The word megabucks combines mega- ('large' or 'very big') and buck ('dollar'), so it means a very large amount of money.