Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spend money like water

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.78 in modern English

Syllables
spend -money -like wa-ter
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
4
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

spends money like water (present, singular) spending money like water (participle, present) spent money like water (participle, past) spent money like water (past)

Phrases

hand over fist have money to burn

Frequently Paired Words

hand over fist have money to burn

Synonyms

spend money like there was no tomorrow spend money like it's going out of fashion

Questions

What does spend money like water mean?
To spend a lot of money without concern over whether it is spent wisely.

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