"megabucks" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: mega- + bucks Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mega|bucks}} mega- + bucks Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} megabucks
  1. (informal) Collectively, a very large amount of money (whether in dollars or other currency). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-megabucks-en-noun-8iFiNX9R Categories (other): English terms prefixed with mega- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mega-: 55 45
  2. plural of megabuck Tags: form-of, plural Form of: megabuck
    Sense id: en-megabucks-en-noun-TskK8x~o Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: megabuck
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