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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For Delgado and her partner, one round of IVF was money well spent.
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 19 June 2024
Specifically, Mahomes thinks that the Chiefs signing free-agent receiver Hollywood Brown to a one-year deal for up to $11 million will end up being money well spent.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
Instead, every dollar and euro will have been well spent.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Any toy that can keep my dog’s attention while simultaneously cleaning his teeth is money well spent in my book.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 19 June 2024
Specifically, Mahomes thinks that the Chiefs signing free-agent receiver Hollywood Brown to a one-year deal for up to $11 million will end up being money well spent.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2024
Instead, every dollar and euro will have been well spent.
—Dan Altman, Foreign Affairs, 12 June 2024
Any toy that can keep my dog’s attention while simultaneously cleaning his teeth is money well spent in my book.
—Ali Faccenda, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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