for my money

prepositional phrase

In my opinion; as I see it; in all likelihood.

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn my opinion; as I see it; in all likelihood.

    “For my money, he's the funniest person in America,” said Seth Meyers.

    2018 April 30, Bruce Fretts, “The Stealth Success of John Mulaney”, in New York Times, retrieved 30 Oct 2018
    1 more example

    For my money, if you have to pick the one best athlete of all time, it's Brazil's nonpareil Pele, the Michael Jordan of soccer.

    1999 January 25, Daniel Okrent, “Who's the Greatest of All?”, in Time, retrieved 30 Oct 2018
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APA

for my money. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20my%20money

MLA

“for my money.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20my%20money. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for my money,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20my%20money.

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