| 单词 | bang for the buck |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbang for the buck colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.). bang for the buck and variants: value for money, return on an investment; chiefly in more bang for the buck. Cf. buck n.8Used originally of military spending, esp. on nuclear weapons (cf. sense 2c). ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > income, revenue, or profit > [noun] > sufficient return for payment or trouble pennyworth1340 value for money1832 bang for the buck1953 1953 S. Alsop in N.Y. Herald Tribune 21 Dec. 18/6 They believe that the ‘more bang for a buck’ theory is an excuse for the cutbacks, rather than a real reason, and that the ‘buck’ came first by an easy margin, with the ‘bang’ a poor second. 1976 National Observer (U.S.) 30 Oct. 2/4 The labor-backed Health Security Act provides more bang for the buck—more new services for each dollar of added cost. 1990 Music Trades (Nexis) 137 103 Digitals [i.e. digital pianos] are sold on slick engineering, amazing ‘bang for the buck’, and trouble free operation. 2004 Independent 28 Aug. 3/4 The tourists don't want to stay there because they can get more bang for their buck at a revamped chain hotel. < as lemmas |
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