bang for your buck

bang for (one's)/the buck

A lot of value for little cost. That restaurant is great, and the prices are very reasonable—you get a lot of bang for your buck. If we choose an affordable resort on this beautiful island, I think we'll get a lot of bang for the buck.
See also: bang, buck
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

bang for your (or the) buck

value for money; performance for cost. US informal
1995 Desktop Publishing Journal These additions to RunShare…will surely give you the most productive network, the most ‘bang for your buck’.
See also: bang, buck
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

ˌbang for your ˈbuck

(American English, slang) if you get more, better, etc. bang for your buck, you get better value for the money you spend or the effort you put in to something: Buyers get more bang for their buck with our cars.
Buck is an informal word for a dollar.
See also: bang, buck
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • bang for (one's)/the buck
  • bang for the
  • bang for the buck
  • take trouble over (something)
  • take trouble over/with something
  • take trouble with (something)
  • see a lot of (one)
  • see a lot, nothing, etc. of somebody
  • long haul
  • a long haul
References in periodicals archive
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Apart from the beautiful flickering light lanterns give when filled with candles, they are work just as well if they are not being used, so you get twice the bang for your buck. Large birdcage, PS23.50, small birdcage, PS8.50; decorative lantern, PS22.99; birdcage place cards, PS3.99, with a heart cut from cream A5 card blanks, PS4.50; crochet coaster pattern to make your own, PS2.50, all Hobbycraft.
You can customize your zombie load to get the most bang for your buck while taking down the walking dead.
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The ad featured pink bikini-clad women in high heels and standing around a message that reads "More Bang For Your Buck: Upfront Payment is Required."
Lots of bang for your buck and not an alphabetical album filler in sight.
IT'S toys for the boys time with Robert Llewellyn and Ashley Hames, who take two bits of kit and compete to see which gives you most bang for your buck.
At 18 tracks long, Hits And Exit Wounds offers plenty of bang for your buck, but perhaps only diehard fans will want to listen to it all in one hit.
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Though having increased in Harlem, the property is still substantially less expensive compared to below 96th street, and the idea of getting more bang for your buck remains steadfast industry wide.
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