for one's money

1. According to one's opinion, choice, or preference. For example, For my money, a trip to Europe is not worth the trouble or expense. [Second half of 1500s]

Example Sentences

“One has to beg for one’s money as if it were a loan,” he said about the freelance life, “instead of being one’s rightful earnings long overdue.”

From New York Times

I have an invitation to two grand parties, and it is as well to have something for one’s money. 

From Project Gutenberg

If they return civility, that’s value for one’s money all right.

From Project Gutenberg

He submitted to her superior authority, as he always did, and settled in Clarkson, where one could get much more for one's money than in Washington.

From Project Gutenberg

The speaker likes city life: it is expensive, he admits, but one has something for one’s money there.

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