pay good money

phrase

: to pay a lot
We paid good money to see this show, and we want our money's worth!

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But why, oh why, do people pay good money to sit along a fairway and watch golf balls fly by? — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 People pay good money for those. — David Freyne, Time, 7 Dec. 2025 Far from signaling misery, crying can be a source of pleasure, as when people pay good money to read a tearjerker or watch a three-hankie movie. — Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025 No surprise, either, that some are willing to pay good money to those willing to snitch on ransowmare threat groups. — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 Finance Trackers Thousands of people pay good money for finance trackers. — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025 This is the kind of thing that companies pay good money to consultants to create, usually artificially. — M. John Fayhee, Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2024 That anyone with the good taste to attend one of his concerts would behave so badly — let alone pay good money for two front-row tickets from which to behave so badly — is mind-boggling. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023 Companies pay good money to have favorable ad placement — that location on your timeline has nothing to do with a company’s legitimacy. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2023

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“Pay good money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20good%20money. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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