"big one" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: big ones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} big one (plural big ones)
  1. (colloquial) Something important; (with 'the') the most important one, (especially sports) the big game, the big play. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-big_one-en-noun-5U7t-mfZ Categories (other): Sports
  2. (US, colloquial) One hundred or one thousand dollars. Tags: US, colloquial Coordinate_terms: big two, Big Three, Big Four, big five, big six, big eight
    Sense id: en-big_one-en-noun-hwSKNhMk Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Money Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 53 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 57 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 60 4 Disambiguation of Money: 5 54 41
  3. (US, colloquial) A dollar. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-big_one-en-noun-shWPr1XL Categories (other): American English
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