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bucks for

bucks for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buck for.

Meaning of buck for

Verb

buck for (third-person singular simple present bucks for, present participle bucking for, simple past and past participle bucked for)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic) To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).

Questions about bucks for

What is bucks for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Bucks for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of buck for.

Words near bucks for in the dictionary

  1. buckras
  2. Buckrose
  3. bucks
  4. Bucks County
  5. bucks down
  6. bucks for
  7. Bucks Green
  8. Bucks Harbor
  9. bucks in
  10. Bucks Lake
  11. bucks out

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