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Dolenz said in a 2007 interview on the Roe Conn radio program that, while inspiration did come from The Beatles, the band's image was not meant to be a ripoff of them. He said that The Beatles were always depicted as superstars with legions of fans, wheras The Monkees were always depicted as unsigned and struggling to make a buck.
What does it mean by "mae a buck"?
Make a buck? 
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