kilobuck en · NOUN
Etymology
From kilo- + buck.
Meanings
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(informal, plural-normally) A thousand dollars.
Of course such a leak detector, responsive to a single element, is simpler, more compact, and less expensive than the full-fledged mass spectroscope, which is about the size of a pipe-organ console and costs tens of kilobucks.
1962, Harry Leland Van Velzer, Physics and chemistry of electronic technology, page 326:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kilobucks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |