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Definition buck in British English

buck noun

[countable] noun
/bʌk/

Harry Truman, who was US president just after the Second World War, is reported to have had the expression ‘the buck stops here’ as a sign on his desk, suggesting that he would not try to ‘pass the buck’.

1

a dollar

Synonyms and related words
buck five fiver
2

money

Example

More and more bucks are being spent to achieve exactly the same ends.

Synonyms and related words
banknote bill bread
3

the male of some animals such as rabbits or deer

Synonyms and related words
alpha male billy goat boar
4

a young man

Synonyms and related words
male boy young man
Definition buck in British English