give someone a run?

[Punchinello]

"and will likely be giving other coffee companies a run for their money for a while yet. "
What does " give somebody a run for..." mean here? Thank you very much!

 

[vil]

Hi Punchinello,

Here are a few excerpts from different dictionaries concerning the matter of question:

give (someone) a run for their money

- to challenge, to arrange someone complexity

Example:
We were going to give the rival team a run for their money during the competitions.

give someone a (good) run for one's money

1. to give one what one deserves, expects, or wants - worth the (money, labor, effort, and expectations), cost of money paid; ~ bring somebody pleasure for its money

2. somebody. run, worried, and so n; [FONT=&quot]≅[/FONT] pan; [FONT=&quot]≅[/FONT] show where what's what
Example 1: Give them a run for their money. - ... Ask them to heat, show them where what.
Example 2: I'll give him a run for his money. - I am going to ask him, I'll show him, and I tick him off, I will give him what for. I will give him a
lesson

Have a (good) one's run for money - to have fun (for my money, the works); [FONT=&quot]≅[/FONT] not in vain to try; [FONT=&quot]≅[/FONT] have an impact

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[Punchinello]

Thank you very much!