bang for the buck
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Meaning · English
Value or return in relation to the effort or cost invested
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
Giá trị hoặc kết quả so với nỗ lực hoặc chi phí đầu tư
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: explosion for the dollar
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
We can get more bang for our collective buck, peso, and real, and find effective, efficient, enduring paths to a more sustainable, inclusive, and prosperous future.
Economists talk about “ bang for the buck ” – how much economic stimulus is provided by each dollar of spending.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “bang for the buck” mean?
Value or return in relation to the effort or cost invested Literally: explosion for the dollar
Is “bang for the buck” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.