Money & finance

be worth the money

justify the cost

If something is worth the money, its quality or benefits justify its price.

B1 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Was the new phone worth the money?

Yes, especially because the battery lasts all day.

Play the conversation

The hotel is expensive, but the location makes it worth the money.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The coat worths the money.

Say: The coat is worth the money.

Use “be worth,” not “worths”; “worth” does not change after he, she, or it.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

be worth the money; be well worth the money

Your turn: say it out loud

The hotel is expensive, but the location makes it worth the money.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

be worth the money

justify the cost

“The hotel is expensive, but the location makes it worth the money.”

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