Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

value for money

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English

Syllables: val-ue -for -money
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The new car was good value for money."
"Her customers always get good value for money."
"'With a better value for money offer for our customers we may be able to look at what we do with fares going forward.'"
"How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them.""

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

you get what you pay for get one's money's worth return on investment

Frequently Paired Words

you get what you pay for get one's money's worth return on investment

Synonyms

VFM good value

Questions

What does value for money mean?: A reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

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