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well-spent

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adjective

  1. (of time or money) usefully or profitably spent or expended

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There was "very little money" for monitoring and investigation work at the moment so "if this £1m is coming in there it will be incredibly well-spent," he added.

From BBC

No doubt those who paid millions for Super Bowl spots will consider it money well-spent.

From Los Angeles Times

Tory shadow finance minister Peter Fox also called for a "root and branch review so that taxpayers' money is well-spent and efficiently allocated".

From BBC

Siskel and Ebert’s repartee on the latest movies helped consumers decide whether plunking down their hard-earned dollars at their neighborhood box office would be money well-spent.

From Salon

He said the question must be asked if the time it has taken to get to this point has been well-spent for all parties involved.

From Reuters