value for money

noun

A reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

“The new car was good value for money.”

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VFMgood value
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Meanings

nounvalue for money (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

    The new car was good value for money.

    3 more examples

    Her customers always get good value for money.

    'With a better value for money offer for our customers we may be able to look at what we do with fares going forward.'

    2019 October, Tony Miles, Philip Sherratt, “EMR kicks off new era”, in Modern Railways, page 53

    How can an operator be, at the same time, top for overall satisfaction and bottom for value for money? I turned to Anthony Smith for the answer, leaning on his 20 years running Transport Focus and its predecessors. It's commuters, he explained. "You can't please commuters, you can only not displease them."

    2024 October 2, Philip Haigh, “Different types of passengers require different types of fare”, in RAIL, number 1019, page 54

    Synonyms: VFM, good value

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends.

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VFMgood value
Also see
good valuesteal

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 划算, 實惠 /实惠
  • 划算 (huásuàn)Translations
  • 實惠 /实惠 (shíhuì)Translations
  • 經濟 /经济 (jīngjì)Translations
Dutch prijs-kwaliteitsverhouding
  • prijs-kwaliteitsverhoudingTranslations
Finnish vastike rahalle
  • vastike rahalleTranslations
French rapport qualité-prix
  • rapport qualité-prixTranslations
German Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis
  • Preis-Leistungs-VerhältnisTranslations
Hungarian ár-érték arány
  • ár-érték arányTranslations
Italian rapporto qualità-prezzo
  • rapporto qualità-prezzoTranslations
Polish stosunek jakości do ceny
  • stosunek jakości do cenyTranslations
Spanish valor por el dinero, relación entre la calidad y el precio
  • valor por el dineroTranslations
  • relación entre la calidad y el precioTranslations
  • rendimiento dado el precioTranslations
  • provecho con respecto al costoTranslations
  • beneficio relativo al costeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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