bucks
/bʌks/noun
उच्चारण बक्स
डॉलर; पैसे
Basic word
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[plural] informal
dollars; money
डॉलर; पैसे
- The ticket cost fifty bucks.
- He earns a few bucks by selling old books.
- Radhika saved a hundred bucks for her trip.
+ 3 more examples
- He paid ten bucks for a haircut during his trip.
- That jacket cost me a lot of bucks.
- They made a few quick bucks selling lemonade.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
bucks (plural, informal for dollars)
In informal American English, 'a buck' is one dollar and 'bucks' means dollars or money; it is not used in formal writing.
अनौपचारिक अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'a buck' एक डॉलर है और 'bucks' डॉलर या पैसे को कहते हैं; औपचारिक लेखन में यह प्रयुक्त नहीं होता।
- That watch cost me fifty bucks.
- He earns a few bucks by walking dogs.
big bucks / a few bucks / make a buck
Fixed phrases such as 'big bucks' mean a lot of money, and 'make a buck' means to earn money, often quickly.
'Big bucks' जैसे निश्चित वाक्यांशों का अर्थ बहुत पैसा है, और 'make a buck' का अर्थ पैसा कमाना है, प्रायः जल्दी।
- The company is chasing big bucks from foreign clients.
- Some people will do anything to make a quick buck.
bucks (plural of buck, male deer)
'Bucks' is also the plural of 'buck', the male of deer, rabbit and some other animals.
'Bucks' का अर्थ 'buck' का बहुवचन भी है, यानी हिरन, खरगोश आदि के नर।
- Two bucks stood at the edge of the forest at dawn.
pass the buck
In this idiom the singular 'buck' means responsibility; to pass the buck is to blame someone else instead of taking responsibility.
इस मुहावरे में एकवचन 'buck' का अर्थ ज़िम्मेदारी है; 'pass the buck' का अर्थ अपनी ज़िम्मेदारी दूसरे पर डाल देना है।
- The officer passed the buck to his junior when the files went missing.
+Collocations 4
number + bucks
a fewtenfiftya hundredfive
- A cup of coffee there costs five bucks.
adjective + bucks
bigseriousquickeasyhard-earned
- He moved to the city to earn big bucks.
verb + bucks
spendearnsavelendowemake
- Can you lend me twenty bucks until Monday?
buck + idiom
pass the buckthe buck stops heremake a fast buckbang for the buck
- The Principal said, 'The buck stops here; I will take responsibility.'
“More examples 5
- The ticket for the concert cost a hundred bucks.
संगीत समारोह का टिकट सौ डॉलर का था।
- He sold old books online to make a few extra bucks.
उसने कुछ अतिरिक्त पैसे कमाने के लिए पुरानी किताबें online बेचीं।
- A start-up that promises big bucks overnight should be treated with caution.
जो start-up रातों-रात बहुत पैसे का वादा करे, उससे सावधान रहना चाहिए।
- The manager refused to pass the buck and accepted the blame.
प्रबंधक ने दोष दूसरे पर डालने से इनकार किया और ज़िम्मेदारी स्वीकार की।
- In the wildlife park we saw bucks and does grazing together.
वन्यजीव उद्यान में हमने नर और मादा हिरन साथ-साथ चरते देखे।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The price is only ten buck.
✓ The price is only ten bucks.
When 'buck' means dollar and the number is more than one, the plural 'bucks' is needed.
जब 'buck' का अर्थ dollar हो और संख्या एक से अधिक हो, तो बहुवचन 'bucks' चाहिए।
✓In the exam
Notes
British and American: Bucks is mainly an American slang word for dollars.
British and American: Bucks मुख्यतः American slang है, जिसका अर्थ dollars है।