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throw good money after bad

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.67 in modern English

Syllables
throw -good -money after bad
IPA
41
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.

Inflected Forms

throws good money after bad (present, singular) throwing good money after bad (participle, present) threw good money after bad (past) thrown good money after bad (participle, past)

Phrases

bad money drives out good chase pennies with dollars in for a penny, in for a pound sunk costs fallacy

Frequently Paired Words

bad money drives out good chase pennies with dollars in for a penny, in for a pound martingale sunk costs fallacy cut one's losses

Questions

What does throw good money after bad mean?
To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.

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