money's worth



money's worth

An appropriate or satisfying return on one's monetary investment in an item, event, or activity. Typically used in the phrase "get (one's) money's worth." Admission to the museum was so expensive that I felt like I had to stay all day just to get my money's worth. We certainly didn't get our money's worth out of that toy—it broke in a day!
See also: worth

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Maia (3)-Basque
Yesenia-Spanish (Latin American)
BuckBUKEnglish
SÉAmusSHAY-musIrish
EpaphrasEP-ə-fras (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Fairchild['fɛətʃaild]