megabuck
noun
mega·buck ˈme-gə-ˌbək 
: one million dollars
also : an indeterminately large sum of money —usually used in plural
Synonyms
- big bucks
- bomb [British]
- boodle
- bundle
- earth
- fortune
- king's ransom
- mint
- packet [chiefly British]
- pile
- wad
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Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web All-wheel-drive grip on the road was simply awe-inspiring on the megabuck, not-legal-here Porsche 959. 
Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020 But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup. Matt Majendie, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019 Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again — and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president. Jim Geraghty, National Review, 22 July 2019 Megabucks: 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000Win for Life:47-53-58-77The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017 So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr’s $25-million average. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2017 How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best? Peter King, The MMQB, 21 June 2017 Megabucks:1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 millionLucky Lines:1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000Win for Life:7-36-40-59The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2017 Megabucks:3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 millionLucky Lines:4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000Win for Life:47-53-58-77The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017 See More
Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 29 May 2020 But next year, a megabucks sum of $20 million will tempt owners and trainers to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup. Matt Majendie, CNN, 18 Sep. 2019 Any retired officeholder can make megabucks for a few years before running for president again — and this creates a legal way for just about anyone with sufficient funds to buy goodwill from a potential future president. Jim Geraghty, National Review, 22 July 2019 Megabucks: 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000Win for Life:47-53-58-77The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017 So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr’s $25-million average. Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 July 2017 How reluctant would an owner be to shell out a megabuck contract to one player when the rest of the team is mediocre at best? Peter King, The MMQB, 21 June 2017 Megabucks:1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 millionLucky Lines:1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000Win for Life:7-36-40-59The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 8 May 2017 Megabucks:3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 millionLucky Lines:4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000Win for Life:47-53-58-77The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, 19 June 2017 See More Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above