money to burn

English

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Noun

money to burn (uncountable)

1. (informal) Much more money than one needs.
   • 2005, Frederick John Desroches, The Crime that Pays: Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Canada, →ISBN, page 89:

     You're 20-something years old, you've got your own house, different cars, money to burn.

   • 2008, Dara Duguay, Please Send Money: A Financial Survival Guide for Young Adults on Their Own, →ISBN, page 22:

     For many young adults, if there is money to burn, it does not stay in their possession for long.

   • 2010, J. B. Loewen, Money Magnet: How to Attract Investors to Your Business, →ISBN:

     They have probably sold their business to the likes of IBM and now have money to burn.

See also

• burn a hole in one's pocket
• spend money like water