get an amount of money for

get (an amount of money) for (something)

To receive an amount of money in exchange for a particular item. Wow, I can't believe you got $30 for that old air conditioner. How much do you think I could get for these fancy headphones? I should get a good amount of money for unused designer leggings, don't you think?

See also: amount, for, get, of

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get an amount of money for something

to receive an amount of money in exchange for something; to sell something for a specific price. (See also get something for an amount of money.) I got nearly two thousand dollars for my car. How much did they get for their house?

See also: amount, an, for, get, money, of

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