big bucks

American  

plural noun

Slang.

1. a large amount of money.

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big bucks British  

plural noun

1. large quantities of money

2. the power and influence of people or organizations that control large quantities of money

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big bucks Idioms  

1. A great deal of money, as in A swimming pool—that means you're spending big bucks. Buck has been slang for “dollar” since the mid-1800s. [Slang; second half of 1900s]

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Example Sentences

He and his staff determined that allocating big bucks to a 31-year-old first baseman was a bad investment.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the USA defender showcased exactly why Chelsea were willing to pay the big bucks with a colossal display against Europe's elite side.

From BBC

When you have the big bucks, you also have opportunities aplenty to consider investments open to high-net-worth individuals, such as private equity or hedge funds.

From MarketWatch

That might sound like small potatoes, but it really is big bucks.

From Barron's

The stompers were a part of an elite excursion headed by the Sonoma County Winegrowers that brings “campers” willing to pay big bucks to experience the draining, and intoxicating, work of making wine.

From The Wall Street Journal