money's worth

Noun

money's worth

1. A good or service whose value meets or exceeds the amount of money paid for it.
   • Goodenough's partizans, however, observed that he got his money's worth out of every man he employed; and that this was the way to grow rich.1857, Maria Edgeworth, “The Will”, in Tales and Novels: Volume II
   • In the appearance of his shops and in the quality of his merchandise, Mr. Schulte promises to give the public its eye's worth and its money's worth.1928 January 23, “Business & Finance: Schulte Ubiquitous”, in Time
2. (broadly, idiomatic) Satisfaction.
   • Carl Edwards spent most of his Saturday evening trying to get to Kyle Busch’s rear bumper. Once he finally got there, Edwards made sure he got his money’s worth.2008 August 24, Dave Ongie, “Edwards eases Busch aside, claims Sharpie 500 victory”, in timesnews.net, US, retrieved 20 Apr 2011
3. (broadly, idiomatic) Recompense or just deserts, especially as resulting from dealing with a perceived injury or injustice.
   • "Listen, Mikey," she said, "when somebody tries to bully you, just punch him on the end of the nose the way you did old Panfilo. […] [Y]ou be just as mean as you want to be and at least give him his money's worth.2007, J. P. S. Brown, The World in Pancho's Eye, →ISBN, page 220