megadollaradj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛɡəˌdɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈmɛɡəˌdɑlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, dollar n.

Etymology: < mega- comb. form + dollar n. Compare megabuck n. and adj.

A. adj. (attributive).

Hugely expensive; extremely rich or profitable.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable

winning1435

lucrous1511

beneficial1526

lucrative1526

gainful1561

profitful1568

gainsome1579

profiting1590

requiteful1607

pennisome1631

lucriferous1648

opulent1648

emolumental1664

quick1681

well-metalleda1734

pay-rent1742

profitable1758

emolumentary1775

remunerative1813

economical1815

repaying1820

well-paying1832

benefited1837

paying1841

payable1855

money-making1887

economic1899

bankable1927

megadollar1963

money-spinning1973

1963 Spectator 5 Apr. 421 Awarding a $6 billion contract..to one megadollar defence corporation over another.

1984 Daily Express 21 July 9/1 The glamorous megadollar world of Formula 1 motor racing.

1999 German Life Feb.–Mar. 27/2 Nor is there denying that 1997 and 1998 were years of unprecedented foreign megadollar acquisitions and mergers by German corporations.

B. n.

In plural: an extremely large amount of money.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > large sum

pounda1225

ransom?a1300

fother14..

gob1542

mint1579

king's ransomc1590

abomination1604

coda1680

a pretty (also fine, fair, etc.) penny1710

plunk1767

big money1824

pot1856

big one?1863

a small fortune1874

four figures1893

poultice1902

parcel1903

bundle1905

pretty1909

real money1918

stack1919

packet1922

heavy sugar1926

motza1936

big bucks1941

bomb1958

wedge1977

megadollars1980

squillion1986

bank1995

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 14 May 17/3 The hard decisions were still being made almost entirely in terms of both cents and megadollars, with human health a secondary consideration.

1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 11 May 12/3 (heading) Fishing industry nets megadollars.

1990 Public Relations Jrnl. May 12/2 IEG, a clearinghouse that tracks sponsorship trends, attributes much of this growth to the mega-dollars it costs to mount television ad campaigns.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	megadollar
释义	megadollaradj.n. Brit. /ˈmɛɡəˌdɒlə/, U.S. /ˈmɛɡəˌdɑlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mega- comb. form, dollar n. Etymology: < mega- comb. form + dollar n. Compare megabuck n. and adj. A. adj. (attributive). Hugely expensive; extremely rich or profitable. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > getting or making money > [adjective] > profitable winning1435 lucrous1511 beneficial1526 lucrative1526 gainful1561 profitful1568 gainsome1579 profiting1590 requiteful1607 pennisome1631 lucriferous1648 opulent1648 emolumental1664 quick1681 well-metalleda1734 pay-rent1742 profitable1758 emolumentary1775 remunerative1813 economical1815 repaying1820 well-paying1832 benefited1837 paying1841 payable1855 money-making1887 economic1899 bankable1927 megadollar1963 money-spinning1973 1963 Spectator 5 Apr. 421 Awarding a $6 billion contract..to one megadollar defence corporation over another. 1984 Daily Express 21 July 9/1 The glamorous megadollar world of Formula 1 motor racing. 1999 German Life Feb.–Mar. 27/2 Nor is there denying that 1997 and 1998 were years of unprecedented foreign megadollar acquisitions and mergers by German corporations. B. n. In plural: an extremely large amount of money. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > sum of money > [noun] > large sum pounda1225 ransom?a1300 fother14.. gob1542 mint1579 king's ransomc1590 abomination1604 coda1680 a pretty (also fine, fair, etc.) penny1710 plunk1767 big money1824 pot1856 big one?1863 a small fortune1874 four figures1893 poultice1902 parcel1903 bundle1905 pretty1909 real money1918 stack1919 packet1922 heavy sugar1926 motza1936 big bucks1941 bomb1958 wedge1977 megadollars1980 squillion1986 bank1995 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 14 May 17/3 The hard decisions were still being made almost entirely in terms of both cents and megadollars, with human health a secondary consideration. 1986 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 11 May 12/3 (heading) Fishing industry nets megadollars. 1990 Public Relations Jrnl. May 12/2 IEG, a clearinghouse that tracks sponsorship trends, attributes much of this growth to the mega-dollars it costs to mount television ad campaigns. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1963
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