bang from the buck

A form of bang for the buck — Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.

Meanings

nounbang from the buck (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of bang for the buck.

    Shoppers unable to afford iPhones and kitchen appliances in Argentina arrive at Chilean border towns by the busload to get the most bang from their buck.

    2024 December 10, Isabel Depre, “After President Milei’s first year, Argentina’s economy is looking strangely ... normal”, in The Christian Science Monitor
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