Bang for the buck

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bang for the buck definition

n.
value for the money spent; excitement for the money spent; the cost-to-benefit ratio. : How much bang for the buck did you really think you would get from a twelve-year-old car—at any price?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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bang for the buck

see more bang for the buck.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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