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good value

good value

9 1.7
A product or service that is worth the money you pay because it works well
  • noun
: buena relación calidad-precio
  • The restaurant's lunch specials are a good value, giving generous portions for the price.
  • good value for money
  • offer good value

The Performance Package is the best value that Manscaped has to offer.

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Examples

  • The instructors have a keen awareness of student needs, student budget constraints, and securing the best value for the travel dollar.

    Academic text (2010)

  • I think it's really good value for the type of specs that you get.

  • The card is, you know, a really good value for people.

  • But my final take is this a good value LED light for the money?

    Epic Gardening

  • I usually travel alone on them, and find they can be very good value for money.

    Blog text (34)

  • Alfred Morris continues to be the best value on the board without question.

    Blog text (11)

  • So I think that that's pretty good value for the amount of product you get.

  • And this was part of the Katie Jane Hughes set, which I thought was really good value for money.

  • This is such a good value if you're looking for multiple face products all in one.

  • The easiest way to see Australia is via Greyhound, and they offer good value bus passes.

    Blog text (20)

Synonyms

a great deal
vsgood value
449 1.8

A large amount or a big saving when buying something

is about being worth the money rather than large quantity meanings
bargain
vsgood value
170 1.0

A thing bought for a much lower price than usual

focuses on being worth the money rather than being underpriced
buy
vsgood value
120 1.0

A thing you pay for that is good value

emphasizes being worth the money in general rather than especially so
good price
vsgood value
30 1.6

A low or fair amount of money to buy something

focuses on overall worth rather than just the price figure
great deal
vsgood value
28 1.8

A good offer that saves you money when buying

is about being worth the money rather than exceptionally large savings

Antonyms

bad
∞ 1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

overpriced
49 3.7

Too expensive for what you get

How Good

premium
74 4.3
good value
9 1.7
average
∞ 1.0
subgrade
  • Offensive
8.4
junk
373 1.1

Surface Forms

good value singular
good values plural

Morphology

good + value

The meaning 'worth the money paid' is directly derivable from combining 'good' (positive, desirable) with 'value' (worth); the adjective+noun composition follows normal semantics so a learner who knows both words can infer the phrase. This is a conventional collocation rather than an idiom, and similar constructions exist cross-linguistically, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Good value comes from the simple image of getting more for your money: a small price that buys a large, useful item. The word value here means how much something is worth, so good value came to mean 'worth the money paid'.