Buck
- Buck
Slang for one million dollars. The New York Times Financial Glossary
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a dollar:
• I owe 500 bucks but I haven't paid yet.
• I hope that you guys can make a buck (= earn some money ) out of it.
• There are big bucks (= a lot of money ) to be made from sport.
• We won't sacrifice investments in research and development for the sake of a fast buck (= money that you can make quickly and easily ) .
1. buck the system to do something that goes against the rules or against the normal way of doing something:
• Those who try to buck the system tend to miss out on promotion.
2. COMMERCE buck the trend to do well in business when other companies are doing badly:
• Britain will buck the global recessionary trend next year with growth of around 1.1pc.
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buck UK US /bʌk/ noun [C]
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You'll save a few extra bucks if you order it online.
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Can I borrow twenty bucks?
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buck UK US /bʌk/ verb [T]
Financial and business terms.
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Buck — may refer to any of the following: *Bucking by a horse, when the animal raises his hind end and kicks out with both hind legs. *The male of various species of animal, including: **some species of deer mdash; see also blackbuck, Buckskin (leather) … Wikipedia
Buck — bezeichnet: Buck, im amerikanischen Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Dollar Buck, in südafrikanischem Englisch einen Slang Ausdruck für Südafrikanischer Rand Buck Converter in der Elektronik ein österreichisches süddeutsches Adelsgeschlecht,… … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck; buck·a·roo; buck·ber·ry; buck·board; buck·et·er; buck·et·ful; buck·ey wrack; buck·ing·ham·shire; buck·ish; buck·ism; buck·le·less; buck·leya; buck·ra; buck·shee; buck·skinned; buck·wagon; buck·wheat·er; el·buck; gems·buck; jum·buck;… … English syllables
buck — Ⅰ. buck [1] ► NOUN 1) the male of some animals, especially deer and antelopes. 2) S. African an antelope (of either sex). 3) a vertical jump performed by a horse. 4) archaic a fashionable young man. ► VERB 1) … English terms dictionary
Buck — (b[u^]k), n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua, he goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W. bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b[=u]za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf. {Butcher}, n.] 1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bück — Stadt Wuppertal Koordinaten … Deutsch Wikipedia
buck — buck1 [buk] n. [ME bukke < OE bucca, male goat < IE base * bhuĝo > Ger bock, Du bok, Ir boc ] 1. pl. bucks or buck a male deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, etc.: see DOE ☆ 2. the act of bucking 3. a) … English World dictionary
Buck 65 — lors d un concert en 2006 Buck 65 Richard Terfry, plus connu … Wikipédia en Français
Buck — Buck, Pearl S. * * * (as used in expressions) Buck, Pearl Leonard, Buck Trevino, Lee (Buck) … Enciclopedia Universal
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
buck up — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make or become more cheerful; make or become free from discouragement; become more hopeful. * /After the heavy rain, the scoutmaster bucked up the boys by leading them in a song./ * /Tom was disappointed that he didn t… … Dictionary of American idioms
