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noun

Definition of bucksnext
plural of buck
as in money
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines

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verb

present tense third-person singular of buck
1
as in yanks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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2
as in resists
to refuse to give in to bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years

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3
as in hands
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom

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Recent Examples of bucks
Noun
Cost me 11 bucks and was actually six minutes faster than what my Uber was going to take. — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 7 Aug. 2026 Using deer scent can help pull bucks in front of cams, stop deer for shot opportunities, or maybe encourage a buck to use your trail instead of another 20 or 30 yards away. — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 6 Aug. 2026 Chicago’s upscale restaurants and bars, meantime, routinely charge 8 or 9 bucks for a beer, $15 for wine and $20-plus for cocktails. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 Below a hundred bucks and something substantial may have changed. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 There was a check made out to Marc Summers for the grand total of 50 bucks. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 Between it and the wireless mic, the extra hundred-ish bucks for the Vlog Combo is more than justified. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 30 July 2026 Names For July’s Full Moon The Buck Moon name is a reference to the antlers of male deer (bucks), which are in full growth in July in North America. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 In embracing the breaks as a new opportunity to jam more marketing bucks into the funnel, Fox waltzed off with a bigger share of the World Cup’s largesse. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026
Verb
The crisis in Ceuta bucks the trend for the rest of Spain, where irregular arrivals fell from 17,990 in the first six months of 2025 to 12,138 in the same period in 2026, according to Interior Ministry statistics. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026 Looking at all World Cups since 1966, the trend has typically been fewer goals than expected over a tournament, but this year bucks that trend. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Screen quality is often where budget laptops stumble, but Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook Plus bucks the trend to deliver a stellar OLED display that rocked our world. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026 With this decision, the king bucks 189 years of tradition, as monarchs have lived in the palace since 1837, when Queen Victoria began her reign. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 June 2026 Video of the incident posted to X shows the jet skidding on the runway during landing before the nose of the plane bucks upward. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 8 June 2026 JPMorgan's recommendation on MGM bucks the consensus on Wall Street, where 12 out of 27 analysts rate the stock no more than a hold, and three rate it a sell. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 28 May 2026 The brainchild of architect and naval designer Stefano Pastrovich, the quartet bucks marine conventions. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 1 May 2026 The PencilVac bucks that colorful trigger-action trend, slimming down and streamlining to just the essentials. — Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucks
  1. money
  2. yanks
  3. resists
  4. hands
  5. cash
  6. jerks
  7. opposes
  8. passes
Noun
  • Johnson was not in the team, the money was on the table, and his valuation was probably more likely to go down from there rather than up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The trend of hospitals asking for money up front represents a double whammy for patients.
    — Julie Appleby, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of money
Verb
  • Johnson yanks veterans' benefits package An effort to advance a package of VA benefits bills this morning on the House floor went down in flames – the latest in Speaker Mike Johnson's struggle to get Republicans on the same page.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Like a false note on an out-of-tune piano, a clunky verb, a sentence without rhythm, yanks the reader out the flow of the work.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 May 2026
Definition of yanks
Verb
  • In both cases, Murphy resists direct commentary, instead using politics as a set piece to make meaning and Shakespearean entertainment out of the players themselves.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The parasite also resists some sanitizers used during commercial processing.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of resists
Verb
  • In each case, a client hands the platform a problem, and its agentic AI takes it from intake to resolution—collecting records, preparing filings and bringing in a licensed advocate whenever required.
    — Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Rejecting the referendum potentially hands Republicans another congressional seat.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • Craig represents the state's Second Congressional District and holds a significant cash advantage in the race.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Abel opens the wallet Berkshire Hathaway’s CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Buffett at the start of the year, appears determined to put the record cash hoard amassed by Warren Buffett to work on buybacks and stock purchases.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of cash
Verb
  • In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • Venus, planet of money and values, in your 2nd House of Resources opposes nebulous Neptune in your 8th House of Intimacy, so costs need clear language.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maniace is a director of a Queens nonprofit that opposes Metropolitan Park and one of five residents suing to revoke the casino’s state license.
    — Len Maniace, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of opposes
Verb
  • But once the residence passes building inspection, the homeowner could enclose the underneath space, creating a ground-level story.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Both passes deflected off a player, the first off WR Terrace Marshall and the second off WR Tutu Atwell.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of passes

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“Bucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucks. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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