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megabuck

noun

Etymology

Back-formation from megabucks.

Definitions

  1. A million dollars.

    • the owner of a large hosiery factory believed that 100000 dozen pairs of nylon hose worth about one megabuck were disappearing from his plant every year.
    • The plan includes a $500,000 cap on compensation for senior officials and new restrictions on other kinds of megabuck payouts, like severance pay.

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