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Definition the $64,000 question in British English

the $64,000 question noun

[singular] noun

From a popular US TV game show in the 1950s called The $64,000 Question on which people could win up to $64,000 by answering more and more questions correctly.

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a question that is the most important and most difficult to answer concerning a particular problem or situation

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Definition the $64,000 question in British English