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Meaning of bang for the buck | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.

idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

“Do you think he would get as much bang for the buck out of a fancier, more expensive car?”
“And according to Hughes, HM Treasury is still sceptical about rail electrification. "It's not because they don't see electrification as a good thing, but I think when you look at it from the UK-wide perspective, if you have £x billion to spend on decarbonisation, you don't necessarily start with rail. Rail's not where you get the biggest bang for the buck in terms of decarbonisation."”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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