bang for the buck

phrase

variants or less commonly bang for one's buck or bang for the dollar or bang for one's dollar

US, informal

: value received from outlay or effort

This restaurant offers people the most bang for the buck.

investment is yielding less bang for the buck

—Fortune

"They are going to try to get the best bang for their dollar, and they have to do it this way."

—Brock Lesnar

Word History

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bang for the buck

• amok
• amuck
• awestruck
• dumbstruck
• potluck
• roebuck
• unstuck
• woodchuck
• chuck
• cluck
• duck
• huck