pay good money
idiom
: to pay a lot
We paid good money to see this show, and we want our money's worth!
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No surprise, either, that some are willing to pay good money to those willing to snitch on ransowmare threat groups.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Finance Trackers Thousands of people pay good money for finance trackers.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Someone will probably pay good money to take it off your hands.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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
Also like a castle, a lot of people will pay good money to see a preserved historical example of rock or even a convincing replica of it, especially in Europe.
—Dan Brooks, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
For many companies with a dedicated talent acquisition (TA) team, the recruiting process generates huge amounts of data daily—data that can provide invaluable insights, if leveraged correctly, that a lot of aggregators would pay good money to access.
—Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
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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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Finance Trackers Thousands of people pay good money for finance trackers.
—Sho Dewan, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Someone will probably pay good money to take it off your hands.
—Adam Clark Estes, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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
Also like a castle, a lot of people will pay good money to see a preserved historical example of rock or even a convincing replica of it, especially in Europe.
—Dan Brooks, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023
For many companies with a dedicated talent acquisition (TA) team, the recruiting process generates huge amounts of data daily—data that can provide invaluable insights, if leveraged correctly, that a lot of aggregators would pay good money to access.
—Patrick Donegan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022
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 31 Jul. 2025.
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