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well-spent

British  

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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And if the worst teams in the NBA can put those players in their uniforms, a sorry season will immediately turn to something else: a year well-spent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025

The rehearsal passed according to their wishes; and we may assert, that the fame and favor which our company acquired afterwards had their foundation in these few but well-spent hours.

From Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2) by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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