big bucks
A fat paycheck
Big bucks is informal for a large amount of money: They're paying big bucks for experienced developers.
The phrase emphasizes impressive sums, often with a note of envy or aspiration: She's making big bucks in finance now.
Buck has meant dollar in American slang since the nineteenth century.
Slang for currency
- doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
- cashReady spending funds
- cheddarFirm aged English cheese
- breadLeavened flour product
greenbacks · loot · stacks · bankroll · paper · scratch · cabbage · clams
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
magnate · oligarch · plutocrat · affluence · prosperity · inheritance · capital · assets
Fixed periodic employment payment
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- paycheckCompensation for labor
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
payout · commission · royalties · profit · revenue · income · compensation · remuneration
Accumulated gambling prize
- high rollerMajor casino spender
- casinoFacility for wagering
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
- wagerStake on uncertainty
stakes · poker · blackjack · slot machine · odds · winner · payout · lottery
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- premiumAdded cost for better
high-end · upscale · designer · penthouse · yacht · sports car · jewelry · indulgence
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- mergerCorporate combination
- acquisitionAct of obtaining something
IPO · venture capital · deal · contract · enterprise · franchise · shareholder · market
moolah
Slang for currency
bread · greenbacks · loot · stacks · bankroll · paper · scratch · cabbage · clams · simoleons
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- richesAbundant valuable possessions
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
tycoon · magnate · oligarch · plutocrat · affluence · prosperity · inheritance · capital · assets · estate
salary
Fixed periodic employment payment
jackpot · payout · commission · royalties · profit · revenue · income · compensation · remuneration · proceeds
jackpot
Accumulated gambling prize
- high rollerMajor casino spender
- casinoFacility for wagering
- bettingStaking money on outcomes
wager · stakes · poker · blackjack · slot machine · odds · winner · payout · lottery · sweepstakes
splurge
Spend freely, impulsively
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
premium · high-end · upscale · designer · penthouse · yacht · sports car · jewelry · indulgence · opulence
investment
Deploying capital for returns
- startupNew business enterprise
- corporationLegally separate business entity
- mergerCorporate combination
acquisition · IPO · venture capital · deal · contract · enterprise · franchise · shareholder · market · entrepreneurship
- wealthriches, wealth, fortune, affluence, prosperity
- money idiomsarm and a leg, break the bank, penny pincher, cheapskate, tightwad
- Number Slanggrand, G, buck, fin, fiver
- luxuryluxury, wealth, luxurious, opulent, opulence
- money slangdough, moolah, cheddar, cash, greenbacks
big buckschump change
Insignificant amount of money
pocket change · small change · peanuts · chicken feed · pennies
big bucksnothing
Not any thing
next to nothing · small potatoes · chump change · pocket money · a trifle
big, bucks, bigger, biggest, bigly, bigness, big-hearted, big money, biggie