"as good as new" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: En-au-as good as new.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} as good as new (not comparable)
  1. (simile) In a very good condition or state, especially after being damaged or used much. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: good as new Translations (in a very good state): uudenveroinen (Finnish), kuin uusi (Finnish), comme neuf (French), comme au premier jour (French), so gut wie neu (German), ca nou (Romanian), как но́вый (kak nóvyj) (Russian), как но́венький (kak nóvenʹkij) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-as_good_as_new-en-adv-Tjwqdj6S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English similes

Alternative forms

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