money to burn
noun phrase
informal
: a large amount of money to spend
expensive cars for people with money to burn
Examples of money to burn in a Sentence
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Nothing, nothing, has more buzz among those with money to burn than that New Year’s Eve party on the French Caribbean isle, held at the Gyp Sea Beach Club on Plage St. Jean, which Palm Tree Crew has thrown over the past four years.
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
At a time when other federal appropriations have been slashed, DHS has become one of the few departments with money to burn.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The car is meant to be a turnkey, track-only bit of fun for 911 superfans with some money to burn, and this one comes with an F1 champion’s stamp of approval.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boston’s new young millionaire owner Tom Yawkey, who had money to burn, Mack wanted to shed salary.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Everyone, after all, loves an amusement park—especially people with plenty of money to burn.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Teams may view Wood’s $2.5 million AAV as somewhat reasonable in a rising-cap climate where teams have money to burn, especially since this year’s free-agent market is relatively weak.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
As a brutal American with money to burn on a mammoth Brutalist structure, Pearce channeled an ugly American better than most.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
It was always taken for granted that there would be money to burn at Old Trafford, but after years of failing to back their spending up with success on the pitch, United are beginning to wake up to their new reality.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 21 Jan. 2026
At a time when other federal appropriations have been slashed, DHS has become one of the few departments with money to burn.
—Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2025
The car is meant to be a turnkey, track-only bit of fun for 911 superfans with some money to burn, and this one comes with an F1 champion’s stamp of approval.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025
Unlike Boston’s new young millionaire owner Tom Yawkey, who had money to burn, Mack wanted to shed salary.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 20 July 2025
Everyone, after all, loves an amusement park—especially people with plenty of money to burn.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 June 2025
Teams may view Wood’s $2.5 million AAV as somewhat reasonable in a rising-cap climate where teams have money to burn, especially since this year’s free-agent market is relatively weak.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 21 June 2025
As a brutal American with money to burn on a mammoth Brutalist structure, Pearce channeled an ugly American better than most.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025
It was always taken for granted that there would be money to burn at Old Trafford, but after years of failing to back their spending up with success on the pitch, United are beginning to wake up to their new reality.
—Mark Critchley, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Money to burn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20to%20burn. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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