throw money away

verb

To spend money foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.

“The young boy liked to throw money away at the video arcade and candy store.”

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Meanings

verbthrow money away (third-person singular simple present throws money away, present participle throwing money away, simple past threw money away, past participle thrown money away)

present singular third person throws money away · participle present throwing money away · past threw money away · participle past thrown money away · alternative throw money around

  1. idiomaticTo spend money foolishly or indiscriminately; to waste money without regard of the consequences.

    The young boy liked to throw money away at the video arcade and candy store.

Translations

Dutch geld over de balk gooien, geld over de balk smijten
  • geld over de balk gooienTranslations
  • geld over de balk smijtenTranslations
Finnish heittää rahaa hukkaan
  • heittää rahaa hukkaanTranslations
French jeter l'argent par les fenêtres
  • jeter l'argent par les fenêtresTranslations
German das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfen
  • das Geld zum Fenster hinauswerfenTranslations
Italian buttare i soldi dalla finestra
  • buttare i soldi dalla finestraTranslations
Polish wyrzucać pieniądze w błoto, wyrzucić pieniądze w błoto
  • wyrzucać pieniądze w błotoTranslations
  • wyrzucić pieniądze w błotoTranslations
Turkish parayı çarçur etmek, parayı denize atmak
  • parayı çarçur etmekTranslations
  • parayı denize atmakTranslations
  • parayı sokağa atmakTranslations
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “throw money away,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/throw%20money%20away.

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