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megadollar en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English megadollar From mega- + dollar.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of a million dollars or more.
    • There is no sound of megadollar derivatives transactions being finessed by conference call. Mr. Duncker retired young — at 43 in 2001 — from Goldman Sachs & Company, which he joined straight out of Northwestern University in 1982. 2008 February 29, Robin Finn, “Letting His Racing Colors Show”, in New York Times:

megadollar en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s Proto-Hellenic *mégas Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs)der. English mega- Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar English megadollar From mega- + dollar.

Meanings

  1. The sum of a million dollars (or any comparably large amount of money).

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