paisa vasool en · NOUN
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पैसा वसूल (paisā vasūl, literally “money recovered”).
Meanings
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(India, idiomatic, uncountable) bang for the buck; cost-effective, value for money, worthwhile
I usually look forward to storms. It's a once-in-a-lifetime moment... For me, it's paisa vasool. I get my money back if I go through a storm like that. Otherwise I can always stay at home, you know what I mean.
2019 January 17, Shreya Dhoundial, “It Was 'Paisa Vasool': Undeterred by Injuries, Navy Officer Abhilash Tomy is Ready to Test Waters Again”, in News18:Even though a film is well mounted, however much these magazines may bolster it up, if it is not paisa vasool, and pampers the people's values and devotions, they dump it.
2002, Jacob Srampickal, Messages Or Massages? Media Matters in India Today, page 46:On a more serious note, the thrill, the rush of a ‘fight or flight’ situation is unmatchable. And it has almost always made for some 'paisa-vasool' moments when translated on screen.
2020 June 28, Anvita Singh, “Into the Night: A lockdown gift from Netflix”, in The Indian Express:
- (India, broadly, idiomatic, uncountable) bang for the buck; cost-effective, value for money, worthwhile ▸ appealing heavily to the masses.
Relateds
a penny saved is a penny earned
Translations (4)
mr पैसा वसूल (high value, bang for buck) · te పైసా వసూల్ (high value, bang for buck) · hi पैसा वसूल (high value, bang for buck) · bn পয়সা উসুল (high value, bang for buck)