bang for the buck
Efficiency; cost-effectiveness; value.
Do you think he would get as much bang for the buck out of a fancier, more expensive car?
buck
/bʌk/
noun 11verb 11name 5
Collocations
5ADJ.
all, fast, greatest, quick, spare
He decided to make a quick buck by selling his old furniture online.
VERB + BUCK
bang, earn, make, pass, thought, tracking
She decided to pass the buck rather than take responsibility for the mistake.
BUCK + NOUN
deir, teeth, they're
The beaver's buck teeth stuck out so far he could barely close his mouth.
PREP.
in
The company decided to buck in the face of industry trends and launched their innovative product anyway.
ADV.
also
He decided to buck also against the current advice and start his own business anyway.
Definitions
noun
1
A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad and kangaroo.
2
An uncastrated sheep, a ram.
3
An antelope of either sex; compare with Afrikaans bok.
There are all kinds of game in the valley, and you are unlucky if you do not see a giraffe or an ostrich, or at least a herd of buck.
4
The sound made by a chicken.
5
A young buck; an adventurous, impetuous, dashing, or high-spirited young man.
Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the sport of pig-sticking to her with great humour and eloquence […]
verb
1
To copulate, as bucks and does.
verb
1
To bend; buckle.
2
To leap upward arching its back, coming down with head low and forelegs stiff, forcefully kicking its hind legs upward, often in an attempt to dislodge or throw a rider or pack.
1849, Jackey Jackey, The Statement of the Aboriginal Native Jackey Jackey, who Accompanied Mr. Kennedy, William Carron, Narrative of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Direction of the Late Mr. Assistant Surveyor E. B. Kennedy, 2004 Gutenberg Australia eBook #0201121, At the same time we got speared, the horses got speared too, and jumped and bucked all about, and got into the swamp.
3
To throw (a rider or pack) by bucking.
The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle.
4
To resist obstinately; oppose or object strongly.
The vice president bucked at the board’s latest solution.
5
To move or operate in a sharp, jerking, or uneven manner.
The motor bucked and sputtered before dying completely.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
buck for
To strive for persistently; to try hard to obtain (a promotion, raise, etc.).
pass the buck
To transfer responsibility or blame from oneself onto another; to absolve oneself of concern for a given matter by claiming to lack authority or jurisdiction.
McLean was quoted in the Austin American Statesman as saying that although he had expected the guidelines to be ruled illegal, an attorney general's opinion […] was required in ord
the buck stops here
A statement that no excuses will be made, that the speaker is going to take direct responsibility for matters, rather than pass the responsibility to higher authorities.
Well, nobody else can make a decision but me because I was the President and the final decision comes to the President, you know. I used to have a sign on my desk that said, "The B
buck up
Cheer up; take courage; take heart.
Example Bank
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There are all kinds of game in the valley, and you are unlucky if you do not see a giraffe or an ostrich, or at least a herd of buck.
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Swankey of the Body Guard himself, that dangerous youth, and the greatest buck of all the Indian army now on leave, was one day discovered by Major Dobbin tête-à-tête with Amelia, and describing the s
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This pusillanimous creature thinks himself, and would be thought, a buck.
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1849, Jackey Jackey, The Statement of the Aboriginal Native Jackey Jackey, who Accompanied Mr. Kennedy, William Carron, Narrative of an Expedition Undertaken Under the Direction of the Late Mr. Assist
Wiktionary05
The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him out of the saddle.
Wiktionary06
The vice president bucked at the board’s latest solution.
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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