English Explanatory Dictionary

break the buck

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fall below the value of one dollar per share.

Pronunciation

en-au-break the buck.ogg

Word forms

break the buck breaks the buck breaking the buck broke the buck broken the buck

Etymology

Break (as in break the bank) + the + buck (“dollar (colloquial)”).

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