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bang for the buck

bang for the buck noun: efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.

Noun

bang for the buck (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
    • Do you think he would get as much bang for the buck out of a fancier, more expensive car?
    • And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with...2025 February 5, Peter Plisner, “East West Rail: progress from west to east”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 30

Synonyms of bang for the buck

Forms of bang for the buck

alternative formbang for one's buck
alternative formbang from the buck

Questions about bang for the buck

What does bang for the buck mean?
Bang for the buck means efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
What part of speech is bang for the buck?
Bang for the buck is a noun.

Words near bang for the buck in the dictionary

  1. bang away
  2. bang bang
  3. bang bang chicken
  4. bang down the door
  5. bang for one's buck
  6. bang for the buck
  7. bang from the buck
  8. bang into
  9. Bang Khae
  10. bang like a dunny door
  11. bang like a dunny door in a gale

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