"for my money" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-for my money.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for my money, {{en-PP}} for my money
  1. (idiomatic) In my opinion; as I see it; in all likelihood. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: if you ask me Related terms: two cents
    Sense id: en-for_my_money-en-prep_phrase-clqPv1JN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "ref": "1999 January 25, Daniel Okrent, “Who's the Greatest of All?”, in Time, retrieved 2018-10-30",
          "text": "For my money, if you have to pick the one best athlete of all time, it's Brazil's nonpareil Pele, the Michael Jordan of soccer.",
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          "ref": "2018 April 30, Bruce Fretts, “The Stealth Success of John Mulaney”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-10-30",
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