meg·a·buck

(mĕg′ə-bŭk′)

n. Slang

1. One million dollars.

2. megabucks A large but unspecified amount of money.

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Noun

megabucks - a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); "she made a bundle selling real estate"; "they sank megabucks into their new house"

big bucks, big money, bundle, pile

jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"

money - wealth reckoned in terms of money; "all his money is in real estate"

Translations

megabucks

[ˈmegəˌbʌks] N (esp US) now he's making megabucks → ahora está ganando un dineral, ahora se está forrando
we're talking megabucks → hablamos de un montón or porrón de dinero

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