"value for money" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} value for money (uncountable)
  1. A reasonable amount and quality of goods or services for the amount of money one spends. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: good value, VFM [initialism] Related terms: money's worth, you get what you pay for Translations (amount and quality): 划算 (huásuàn) [adjective] (Chinese Mandarin), 實惠 (Chinese Mandarin), 实惠 (shíhuì) [adjective] (Chinese Mandarin), 經濟 (Chinese Mandarin), 经济 (jīngjì) [adjective] (Chinese Mandarin), vastike rahalle (Finnish), rapport qualité-prix [masculine] (French), ár-érték arány (Hungarian), stosunek jakości do ceny [masculine] (Polish)

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