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单词 good money
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Definition of good money in English:

good money

noun
mass noun
  • 1Money that might usefully be spent elsewhere; hard-earned money.

    I'm not going to pay good money for it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They paid good money for that house are entitled to to their privacy.
    • He's paid out good money to have his teeth capped and cauliflower ear sorted.
    • Ultimately though, the real losers were the punters who paid good money only to see the football equivalent of watching paint dry.
    • Regardless, they paid me good money to give them advice they were only going to ignore once it got escalated up the food chain.
    • The taxpayer is paying good money but is getting a second-rate service.
    • Producers get paid good money to anticipate public tastes, and on this occasion my friend proved his worth.
    • On top of that, I paid out good money to purchase last season's tickets and that was after promises that if we sign up quickly it would give Stan time to plan for the future.
    • On the one hand, I own the camera - it is mine and I paid good money for it.
    • People will not pay good money to sit on the same waiting lists as the rest of us: they will pay for and get preferential treatment.
    • Word soon got around the area's criminal fraternity that good money was being paid for phones without, so they thought, too many questions.
    • The fans have paid good money to see that rubbish.
    • Come on folks, we're paying good money to watch this game, let's have a decent length of play for our pennies please.
    • We geeks pay good money to see cool special effects and epic confrontations.
    • Well, he has paid good money for the privilege of having his body stretched every which way at York's newly-opened Pilates studio.
    • Producers have to pay good money to get such high-yielding positions, just as a shop on the busiest part of the high street has to pay a higher rent.
    • Tourists pay good money to ride elephants in northern Thailand.
    • That's the kind of innovative design feature which we pay good money for.
    • I pay good money to Microsoft for their software, and I don't do anything with it that isn't plain and simple personal usage.
    • I paid good money for that damn machine and it conks after six months.
    • So you can, in the art world, find good buys, but if you're actually going out to buy good artists, you will pay good money.
    1. 1.1informal High wages.
      I earn good money
      Example sentencesExamples
      • You need a plan to get there - to get some skills companies will pay good money for!
      • Aviation is now so complex and price sensitive that if you're not making good money, it's simply not worth the hassle.
      • He could have stayed in the U.S., earned good money, gotten a green card and never looked back.
      • There seems to be some good money to be made in that area.
      • For the past 12 years, he had also written screenplays for Hollywood movies, which was a job that earned good money.
      • To attract and retain good people, you need to pay good money.
      • However, before you can start really earning good money, you've got to be properly trained.
      • The careers officer at school took one look and suggested teaching or mining, both of which paid good money at the time.
      • You also get the chance to be educated in almost any subject there is and get paid good money to be in the army.
      • Of course, the argument goes, if you're paying good money, you might attract some good people to the job.
      • He added that Gibbs had sought to profit at the expense of others, in spite of earning good money in his work for a responsible company.
      • Usually, a lot of overseas players see the county season as a chance to get some good practice and make some good money.
      • At 20, he took a job with the Streets Department, and was soon earning good money driving a trash truck.
      • He was there to earn good money taking a huge risk.
      • Some players earned good money from ambitious clubs, which charged admission in order to pay the players.
      • He was making good money and he told her that she did not have to work; she should stay home and look after their third child, Nicholas.
      • While many comedians complain about the unlikelihood of making good money in this country, Reed takes a more optimistic view.
      • They were a means of earning good money but not a means of enhancing one's artistic reputation.
      • They continue to earn good money despite of their record of failures.
      • He earned good money and had a beautiful apartment.
 
 

Definition of good money in US English:

good money

noun
  • 1Money that might usefully be spent elsewhere; hard-earned money.

    I'm not going to pay good money for it
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fans have paid good money to see that rubbish.
    • I paid good money for that damn machine and it conks after six months.
    • On the one hand, I own the camera - it is mine and I paid good money for it.
    • Producers have to pay good money to get such high-yielding positions, just as a shop on the busiest part of the high street has to pay a higher rent.
    • Ultimately though, the real losers were the punters who paid good money only to see the football equivalent of watching paint dry.
    • On top of that, I paid out good money to purchase last season's tickets and that was after promises that if we sign up quickly it would give Stan time to plan for the future.
    • The taxpayer is paying good money but is getting a second-rate service.
    • They paid good money for that house are entitled to to their privacy.
    • Producers get paid good money to anticipate public tastes, and on this occasion my friend proved his worth.
    • He's paid out good money to have his teeth capped and cauliflower ear sorted.
    • People will not pay good money to sit on the same waiting lists as the rest of us: they will pay for and get preferential treatment.
    • Word soon got around the area's criminal fraternity that good money was being paid for phones without, so they thought, too many questions.
    • Tourists pay good money to ride elephants in northern Thailand.
    • That's the kind of innovative design feature which we pay good money for.
    • We geeks pay good money to see cool special effects and epic confrontations.
    • Regardless, they paid me good money to give them advice they were only going to ignore once it got escalated up the food chain.
    • Come on folks, we're paying good money to watch this game, let's have a decent length of play for our pennies please.
    • I pay good money to Microsoft for their software, and I don't do anything with it that isn't plain and simple personal usage.
    • So you can, in the art world, find good buys, but if you're actually going out to buy good artists, you will pay good money.
    • Well, he has paid good money for the privilege of having his body stretched every which way at York's newly-opened Pilates studio.
    1. 1.1informal High wages.
      I earn good money
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He was there to earn good money taking a huge risk.
      • He was making good money and he told her that she did not have to work; she should stay home and look after their third child, Nicholas.
      • Usually, a lot of overseas players see the county season as a chance to get some good practice and make some good money.
      • You need a plan to get there - to get some skills companies will pay good money for!
      • The careers officer at school took one look and suggested teaching or mining, both of which paid good money at the time.
      • He added that Gibbs had sought to profit at the expense of others, in spite of earning good money in his work for a responsible company.
      • For the past 12 years, he had also written screenplays for Hollywood movies, which was a job that earned good money.
      • They continue to earn good money despite of their record of failures.
      • You also get the chance to be educated in almost any subject there is and get paid good money to be in the army.
      • To attract and retain good people, you need to pay good money.
      • He earned good money and had a beautiful apartment.
      • Of course, the argument goes, if you're paying good money, you might attract some good people to the job.
      • Some players earned good money from ambitious clubs, which charged admission in order to pay the players.
      • Aviation is now so complex and price sensitive that if you're not making good money, it's simply not worth the hassle.
      • There seems to be some good money to be made in that area.
      • While many comedians complain about the unlikelihood of making good money in this country, Reed takes a more optimistic view.
      • He could have stayed in the U.S., earned good money, gotten a green card and never looked back.
      • They were a means of earning good money but not a means of enhancing one's artistic reputation.
      • However, before you can start really earning good money, you've got to be properly trained.
      • At 20, he took a job with the Streets Department, and was soon earning good money driving a trash truck.
 
 
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