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worth one's while

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Beneficial and important enough on which to spend time, effort, or money.

idiomatic

Equivalents

2 more languages
Nederlandsde moeite waard
Polskiopłacalny

Examples

“Doing volunteer⟳ work⟳ to help⟳ others is truly worth one's while.”
“Even if (2.3.5) holds, so that the worker's strategy is a best response to the firm's strategy, it must also be worth the firm's while to pay⟳ w#42;.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

worth seeing worth the whistle worth while worthful worthie worthier

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