for a song
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: for a very small amount of money
This old car can be bought/had for a song.
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Two legendary rappers have come together for a song.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
George's acerbic gem features one of the funkiest riffs ever created for a song about governmental revenue collection.
40.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Trending on Billboard On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
Richard Gadd’s Netflix hit, Baby Reindeer, produced for a song and released with little fanfare, beat the odds to become a surprise sensation.
—Joe Utichi, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
George's acerbic gem features one of the funkiest riffs ever created for a song about governmental revenue collection.
40.
—and Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2024
Trending on Billboard On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2024
Richard Gadd’s Netflix hit, Baby Reindeer, produced for a song and released with little fanfare, beat the odds to become a surprise sensation.
—Joe Utichi, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2024
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 9 Sep. 2024.
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