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well spent

idiom

: worth having been used : worth the time money, etc.
This computer wasn't cheap, but it was money well spent.
Listening to her talk was time well spent.

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Time spent clearing out the refrigerator and organizing the pantry before the holidays are in full force is time well spent. Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025 Martina Otto of the CCAC said each dollar the industry puts into fixing methane leaks would be well spent, but that logic has not outweighed the industry’s profit motives. Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Nov. 2025 For a monitor this size with these specs, that’s money well spent. PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 Autry believes that the billions of dollars being spent by companies like SpaceX and the federal government to support space exploration, return to the Moon and potentially get to Mars is money well spent. Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for well spent

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“Well spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20spent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.

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