Definition of "beaucoup" [beaucoup]

• Many; much: beaucoup money. (adjective)
• An abundance; a lot. (noun)
• In abundance; galore: I like that beaucoup. (adverb)

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• ""No," she said, "that is the most like him," taking down a miniature by an Italian artist, "_mais il était beaucoup plus beau -- beaucoup -- beaucoup_.""
• "The humble "pot à lait" hinted that a simple "merci beaucoup" is sometimes all it takes ... to say thanks."
• "It was in the position near Thiacourt that the battery took possession of a captured German 77, in good condition and with "beaucoup" ammunition stacked around, and turned it against the retreating Huns."