spend good money after bad

A form of throw good money after bad — To waste money in a fruitless attempt to recoup losses previously incurred.

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Meanings

verbspend good money after bad (third-person singular simple present spends good money after bad, present participle spending good money after bad, simple past and past participle spent good money after bad)

present singular third person spends good money after bad · participle present spending good money after bad · participle past spent good money after bad · past spent good money after bad

  1. alternativeAlternative form of throw good money after bad.
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APA

spend good money after bad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spend%20good%20money%20after%20bad

MLA

“spend good money after bad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spend%20good%20money%20after%20bad. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spend good money after bad,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spend%20good%20money%20after%20bad.

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