Hei whakaahua i tētahi mahi, i tētahi ratonga, i tētahi hautaonga, i tētahi tukanga rānei e pai ana te uara ina whakatairitea te hua o taua mea rā ki tōna utu.
To describe an activity, service, product or process which is of good value when compared with its cost.
Tauira KŌrero
Pēhea nei te whaihua ā-utu o te whakanoho papa hiko kōmaru ki te tuanui o tō tātou wharekai?
Kāore e whaihua ā-utu ana te hoko rorohiko hou, inā ko te patopato kupu noa iho te whakamahinga.
E tirotiro ana rātou i te whaihua ā-utu, i ngā painga me ngā whakararu o te pōtituihono.
WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Me he kaupapa hou e whakatūria ana e tētahi pakihi, e tētahi whakahaere kē atu rānei, ka āta tirotirohia te whaihua ā-utu o te kaupapa, mā reira e kitea ai te nui o te utu o te kaupapa me ngā hua ka puta. Ka kīia tērā he tātaritanga whaihua ā-utu.
Takenga Mai
utu - cost, price, payment
whaihua - beneficial, worthwhile
Tauira KŌrero
Pēhea nei te whaihua ā-utu o te whakanoho papa hiko kōmaru ki te tuanui o tō tātou wharekai?
Kāore e whaihua ā-utu ana te hoko rorohiko hou, inā ko te patopato kupu noa iho te whakamahinga.
E tirotiro ana rātou i te whaihua ā-utu, i ngā painga me ngā whakararu o te pōtituihono.