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title: "rack · GenZ Decoded"
description: "rack: A unit of money in slang, most often a thousand dollars, though sources disagree on the exact figure. Example: \"That jacket cost him two racks.\""
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# rack

Millennial[#money](https://genzdecoded.com/slang-for/money/)

**Meaning.** A unit of money in slang, most often a thousand dollars, though sources disagree on the exact figure.

See it in a sentence

That jacket cost him two racks.

## How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

- Gen Z

    [bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bag/),[guap](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/guap/)

- Gen Alpha

    No word for this one yet.

- Millennial · this one

    rack,[band](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/band/)

- Gen X

    [bank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bank/)

- Boomer

    [bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/bread/)

- Plain English

    unit of money in slang, most often a thousand dollars, though sources disagree on the exact figure

## Read more on this idea

- [How every generation says money](https://genzdecoded.com/how-to-say/money/)

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## Related slang

- [make bank](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/make-bank/): To earn a lot of money.
- [make bread](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/make-bread/): To earn money.
- [secure the bag](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/secure-the-bag/): To lock in money or a valuable opportunity.
- [stack](https://genzdecoded.com/dictionary/stack/): A large sum of money or big financial win.

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