Meanings
- Indiaidiomaticuncountablebang for the buck; cost-effective, value for money, worthwhile
Even though a film is well mounted, however much these magazines may bolster it up, if it is not paisa vasool, and pampers the people's values and devotions, they dump it.
2002, Jacob Srampickal, Messages Or Massages? Media Matters in India Today, page 462 more examples
I usually look forward to storms. It's a once-in-a-lifetime moment... For me, it's paisa vasool. I get my money back if I go through a storm like that. Otherwise I can always stay at home, you know what I mean.
2019 January 17, Shreya Dhoundial, “It Was 'Paisa Vasool': Undeterred by Injuries, Navy Officer Abhilash Tomy is Ready to Test Waters Again”, in News18On a more serious note, the thrill, the rush of a ‘fight or flight’ situation is unmatchable. And it has almost always made for some 'paisa-vasool' moments when translated on screen.
2020 June 28, Anvita Singh, “Into the Night: A lockdown gift from Netflix”, in The Indian Express- Indiabroadlyidiomaticuncountableappealing heavily to the masses.
Origin
- Hindiपैसा वसूल
- Englishpaisa vasool
Borrowed from Hindi पैसा वसूल (paisā vasūl, literally “money recovered”).
More words from Hindi
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Bengali পয়সা উসুল
- পয়সা উসুল (poẏośa uśul)high value, bang for buck
Hindi पैसा वसूल
- पैसा वसूल (paisā vasūl)high value, bang for buck
Cite this entry
paisa vasool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paisa%20vasool
“paisa vasool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paisa%20vasool. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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