well spent
idiom
: worth having been used : worth the time money, etc.
This computer wasn't cheap, but it was money well spent.
Listening to her talk was time well spent.
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Research, state school finance reforms, and lessons from the Great Recession show us that money, well spent, does matter for academic and life outcomes.
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Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Publish on the front page of The Baltimore Sun all DOGE’s findings regarding how money that was previously destined for inappropriate uses might now be well spent on our homeland.
— Judith Giacomo, Timonium
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
If the only thing Kennedy does over the next four years is figure out why some people are more vulnerable to vaccine problems than others, then his time will have been well spent.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Beyond its shores lies an outdoor lover’s paradise, perfect for reeling in a great catch or paddling down the serene waters of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge by kayak, with a cold pint from Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewery as the winning cap to a day well spent.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Publish on the front page of The Baltimore Sun all DOGE’s findings regarding how money that was previously destined for inappropriate uses might now be well spent on our homeland.
— Judith Giacomo, Timonium
Add your voice: Respond to this piece or other Sun content by submitting your own letter.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 Feb. 2025
If the only thing Kennedy does over the next four years is figure out why some people are more vulnerable to vaccine problems than others, then his time will have been well spent.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 18 Feb. 2025
Beyond its shores lies an outdoor lover’s paradise, perfect for reeling in a great catch or paddling down the serene waters of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge by kayak, with a cold pint from Back Bay’s Farmhouse Brewery as the winning cap to a day well spent.
—AFAR Media, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Well spent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/well%20spent. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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