value for money

Meaning

This expression is used to describe whether something is worth the amount of money you pay for it. If a product or service is 'good value for money,' it means you get high quality or utility for a reasonable price. It is widely used in reviews and consumer advice.

Examples

• Consumers are always looking for products that offer the best value for money.

  Consumers are always looking for products that offer the best value for money.

• This budget hotel doesn't have many luxury features, but it represents excellent value for money.

  This budget hotel doesn't have many luxury features, but it represents excellent value for money.

• We chose this car because it offered better value for money than the competitors.

  We chose this car because it offered better value for money than the competitors.

• The course was expensive, but the quality of the teaching made it great value for money.

  The course was expensive, but the quality of the teaching made it great value for money.

• To get true value for money, you should compare prices online before buying.

  To get true value for money, you should compare prices online before buying.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ The laptop has a good value of money.

  ✓ The laptop offers good value for money.

  The preposition is 'for', not 'of', and the verb is usually 'to offer', 'to represent', or 'to be', not 'to have'.

• ✗ We want to get our money value.

  ✓ We want to get value for money.

  'Money value' is not a standard English idiom. Use 'value for money' to refer to getting a good deal.

Related Expressions

Practice

• When booking a holiday, I always look for a package that offers good ___.

  💡 A high-quality experience for a fair price

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  value for money

• This software is expensive, but its advanced features provide excellent ___.

  💡 The worth of a product relative to its cost

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  value for money