well-spent
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Modern audiences want transparency; they want to believe that, when they go to the movies, their money will be well-spent.
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2026
Commodities, goods and services provide time well-saved, while experiences offer time well-spent.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
It will be money well-spent if it helps secure their prize.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 26, 2025
No doubt those who paid millions for Super Bowl spots will consider it money well-spent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
And thus, gentlemen, did the last act of this illustrious man’s existence accord with that leading principle of his well-spent life—the desire to promote the universal happiness and welfare of mankind.”
From The Diary of a Resurrectionist, 1811-1812 To Which Are Added an Account of the Resurrection Men in London and a Short History of the Passing of the Anatomy Act by Bailey, James Blake
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