B2nouninformalmoney
US/bʌk/
UK/bʌk/
a dollar (American and Australian informal)
In context
Can you lend me twenty bucks until Friday?
Coffee here costs five bucks, which is crazy.
He's trying to make a quick buck selling old phones.
Words that go with buck
verb + noun
- make a quick buckSome people only want to make a quick buck.
- save a few bucksI take the bus to save a few bucks.
adjective + noun
- twenty bucksI only have twenty bucks on me.
- big bucksLawyers make big bucks in this city.
noun + preposition
- bang for your buckThis laptop gives you a lot of bang for your buck.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
It costs twenty buck.Correct: It costs twenty bucks.