megabuckn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛɡəbʌk/, U.S.

/ˈmɛɡəˌbək/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, buck n.⁸

Etymology: < mega- comb. form + buck n.⁸

colloquial.

A. n.

A million dollars; (more generally) a very large amount of money. Frequently in plural: very large sums of money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a million dollars

megabuck1946

1946 Picture Post 7 Dec. 10/1 Atomic research is so expensive that American scientists have ceased to use the dollar as their unit. They have laughingly coined the term ‘megabuck’—one megabuck equals a million dollars.

1952 Galaxy June 16/2 I had already pencilled in a tentative campaign in the budget well under a megabuck.

1972 Playboy Sept. 14 The popularization of Soleri's views may stimulate the megabucks he needs.

1992 Making Music May 8/4 He's out of date, out of touch and he'll rake in megabucks by flogging these turkeys to his ridiculously acquiescent fan base.

B. adj. (attributive).

Involving large amounts of money; very expensive or profitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [adjective] > large sum

round1552

valuable1613

cool1721

megabuck1968

six-figure1971

mega-million1972

1968 Amer. Anthropologist 70 608/2 He certainly had no megabuck research grant.

1969 J. Greenway Folklore of Great West 12 A failure of ‘megabuck’ proportions.

1986 Dædalus Spring 51 Megabuck research began during World War II with the pragmatically oriented support of medical research by the Office of Scientific Research and Development.

1991 Dissent Winter 59/2 The brilliant young people drawn to megabuck salaries on Wall Street instead of productive careers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megabuck
释义	megabuckn.adj. Brit. /ˈmɛɡəbʌk/, U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌbək/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, buck n.⁸ Etymology: < mega- comb. form + buck n.⁸ colloquial. A. n. A million dollars; (more generally) a very large amount of money. Frequently in plural: very large sums of money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > specific sums of money > a million dollars megabuck1946 1946 Picture Post 7 Dec. 10/1 Atomic research is so expensive that American scientists have ceased to use the dollar as their unit. They have laughingly coined the term ‘megabuck’—one megabuck equals a million dollars. 1952 Galaxy June 16/2 I had already pencilled in a tentative campaign in the budget well under a megabuck. 1972 Playboy Sept. 14 The popularization of Soleri's views may stimulate the megabucks he needs. 1992 Making Music May 8/4 He's out of date, out of touch and he'll rake in megabucks by flogging these turkeys to his ridiculously acquiescent fan base. B. adj. (attributive). Involving large amounts of money; very expensive or profitable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [adjective] > large sum round1552 valuable1613 cool1721 megabuck1968 six-figure1971 mega-million1972 1968 Amer. Anthropologist 70 608/2 He certainly had no megabuck research grant. 1969 J. Greenway Folklore of Great West 12 A failure of ‘megabuck’ proportions. 1986 Dædalus Spring 51 Megabuck research began during World War II with the pragmatically oriented support of medical research by the Office of Scientific Research and Development. 1991 Dissent Winter 59/2 The brilliant young people drawn to megabuck salaries on Wall Street instead of productive careers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1946
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