megabuck
noun
mega·buck
| \ ˈme-gə-ˌbək
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Definition of megabuck
: one million dollars
also
: an indeterminately large sum of money
—usually used in plural
Examples of megabuck in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
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, "Joe Biden Gets Paid — a Lot — for Speeches, and He’s Not Middle-Class," 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 $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. — Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, "Lottery results: Megabucks, Lucky Lines, Win for Life winning numbers drawn," 19 June 2017 So the QB megabuck bar stays at Carr’s $25-million average. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Time for Detroit Lions to make Matthew Stafford NFL's highest-paid QB," 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, "On NFL Relegation, Mail and the Story That Won’t Go Away," 21 June 2017 Megabucks: 1-7-21-22-46-47; jackpot is $5.6 million Lucky Lines: 1-8-11-15-20-22-26-30; jackpot is $10,000 Win for Life: 7-36-40-59 The current Powerball jackpot is $165 million. — Jim Ryan | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Lottery results: Megabucks, Lucky Lines, Win for Life winning numbers drawn," 8 May 2017 Megabucks: 3-8-12-15-29-36; jackpot is $1.6 million Lucky Lines: 4-5-11-16-20-22-28-29; jackpot is $33,000 Win for Life: 47-53-58-77 The current Powerball jackpot is $64 million. — Jim Ryan, OregonLive.com, "Lottery results: Megabucks, Lucky Lines, Win for Life winning numbers drawn," 19 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'megabuck.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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