Buck
(PW) dollar
I’m low this week on cash. Can I borrow a few bucks to get me through the week?
(MW)
4 a : buckskin; also : an article (as a shoe) made of buckskin b (1) : dollar 3b (2) : a sum of money especially to be gained
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fast buck
Posted by Li Yar on November 22, 2004
In Reply to: Re: What is a fast buck? posted by ESC on November 21, 2004
: : : : What is a fast buck and where does it comes from?
: : : It's a dollar, a "buck," made by illegal or unethical means, not one earned by the sweat of honest labor. (I was going to say it's a male deer and it comes out of the woods, but I restrained myself.)
: : Usu acquired quickly
: Easy money. Usually through something questionable or downright illegal. The opposite of earned an honest dollar.
origin a speedy young animal?
(free)
n. Informal
1. A dollar.
2. An amount of money: working overtime to make an extra buck.
(urban)
5.n: slang for money
