Indicates one's ability to buy the finest products or services available. After winning the lottery, she surrounded herself with the best that money can buy.
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Not Always Tangible
The phrase can refer to intangible things, such as experiences or services, not just physical items. For our honeymoon, we experienced the best that money can buy.
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Expression of Value
Used to express the value or admiration of something, regardless of its actual cost. The love and happiness in their home was the best that money can buy.