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well-spent

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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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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

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 • Dec. 9, 2024

In the peaceful winter of a well-spent life, love with white hair is an evening prayer that soars to the abode of the seraphs.

From Rambles in Womanland by O'Rell, Max

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