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buck

n. countable
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˈbək// UK //bˈʌk// buck Archaic Dialect Humorous Informal Slang Vulgar

n. an informal word for a dollar, especially in American English. You might hear someone say something costs 'ten bucks'.

n. an informal term for a unit of currency, most frequently the United States dollar. Its usage is common in North American and Australian English.


SIMPLE

This coffee costs five bucks.

CONTEXTUAL

He only had a few bucks in his pocket, not enough for the train ticket home.

COMPLEX

The entrepreneur's first venture was funded with a thousand bucks borrowed from family, a humble start for what would become a global tech empire.

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