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money to burn

money to burn noun: much more money than one needs.

Noun

money to burn (uncountable)

  1. (informal) Much more money than one needs.
    • You're 20-something years old, you've got your own house, different cars, money to burn.2005, Frederick John Desroches, The Crime that Pays: Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Canada, →ISBN, page 89
    • For many young adults, if there is money to burn, it does not stay in their possession for long.2008, Dara Duguay, Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own, →ISBN, page 22

Questions about money to burn

What does money to burn mean?
Money to burn means much more money than one needs.
What part of speech is money to burn?
Money to burn is a noun.

Words near money to burn in the dictionary

  1. money supply
  2. money talks
  3. money talks and bullshit walks
  4. money talks, bullshit walks
  5. money talks, wealth whispers
  6. money to burn
  7. money tree
  8. money trees
  9. money won is twice as sweet as money earned
  10. money's worth
  11. money-box

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