well-spent
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Expenditures on the joint drills are dollars and won well-spent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Commodities, goods and services provide time well-saved, while experiences offer time well-spent.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 27, 2026
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 ● Mar. 10, 2025
No doubt those who paid millions for Super Bowl spots will consider it money well-spent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025
It would be well-spent labour if some sympathetic historian could find time to write a short account of the Plymouth Brethren, giving details of the origin, tenets, divisions, and influence of the sect.
From Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Daniel Turner Holmes
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