worth one's while
Language: en
Meaning: (idiomatic)Beneficialandimportantenough on which to spendtime,effort, ormoney.Doing volunteer work to help others is trulyworth one's while.1992, Robert Gibbons,A Primer in Game Theory, Prentice-Hall, page110:Even if (2.3.5) holds, so that the worker's strategy is a best response to the firm's strategy, it must also beworth the firm's whileto payw∗{\displaystyle w^{*}}.
Examples:EN: Venables has as much chance of walking as I have of flying. You know, Inspector, despite all the evidence to the contrary, I think it would still be worth one's while to keep an eye on Mr Venables.
ES: Inspector, no obstante las pruebas en contrario, pienso que valdría la pena mantener un ojo en el señor Venables.
EN: 3. be worth one's while to V.
HI: ु बन जाते है ।
HI: ब दोब त करने होगे ।
HI: का ब दोब त हो जाये ।
HI: न् यू नतम नि वे श.
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