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spent money like water

spent money like water is the simple past and past participle of spend money like water.

Meaning of spend money like water

Verb

spend money like water (third-person singular simple present spends money like water, present participle spending money like water, simple past and past participle spent money like water)

  1. (informal, simile) To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.
    Synonyms:
    spend money like there was no tomorrow, spend money like it's going out of fashion

Questions about spent money like water

What is spent money like water the simple past and past participle of?
Spent money like water is the simple past and past participle of spend money like water.

Words near spent money like water in the dictionary

  1. spent
  2. spent a penny
  3. spent force
  4. spent forces
  5. spent good money after bad
  6. spent money like water
  7. spent time
  8. spentest
  9. Speo
  10. speoi
  11. Speonk

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