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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Once a data center comes online, anyone with an Internet connection and enough money to burn can connect to it. — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026 And a lot of Mango’s new neighbors had money to burn. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 10 June 2026 Now, Erewhon evokes the image of smooth-skinned, health-conscious Angelenos with money to burn. — Swan Huntley, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026 You Boomers go nuts over that show and have tons of money to burn. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for money to burn

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“Money to burn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20to%20burn. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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