money to burn

noun phrase

informal

: a large amount of money to spend

expensive cars for people with money to burn

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You Boomers go nuts over that show and have tons of money to burn. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 And a lot of Mango’s new neighbors had money to burn. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026 Perhaps this was just some overexcited UFO diehard with a hunch and money to burn. — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 Now, Erewhon evokes the image of smooth-skinned, health-conscious Angelenos with money to burn. — Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for money to burn

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