Meaning & use
Bucks
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Dollars, especially in informal American English, or male deer, goats, or rabbits.
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The repair cost him a few hundred bucks.
A pair of bucks sparred with their antlers in the meadow.
A note on using this word
The informal use of "bucks" for dollars may derive from the historical practice of trading buckskins as currency on the American frontier.
Words with a similar meaning
dollarsmoney
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Resists or opposes something vigorously, as an animal throwing its rider.
The horse bucks whenever a stranger tries to mount it.
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