Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you get what you pay for

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.28 in modern English

Syllables
you get what y-ou -pay -for
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

In commercial transactions, the prices increase, as the quality of goods and services increases, i.e., the more one pays, the higher-quality the merchandise.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Phrases

if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys money's worth value for money who pays the piper calls the tune you buy cheap, you get cheap you pays your money and you takes your choice

Frequently Paired Words

if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys money's worth value for money who pays the piper calls the tune you buy cheap, you get cheap you pays your money and you takes your choice

Synonyms

YGWYPF

Questions

What does you get what you pay for mean?
In commercial transactions, the prices increase, as the quality of goods and services increases, i.e., the more one pays, the higher-quality the merchandise.

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