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spend like water

VERB
fritter
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dissipate lavish misspend squander
STRONG
blow consume dally frivol idle trifle
WEAK
be wasteful with cast away diddle away go through run through throw away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hoard save
WEAK
hold store
VERB
squander
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blow expend lavish misuse waste
STRONG
consume dissipate frivol misspend scatter spend trifle
WEAK
be prodigal with be wasteful cash out frivol away go through prodigalize put out run through spring for throw away throw money around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hoard save
STRONG
accumulate collect gather
WEAK
set aside

Example Sentences

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And for that you need money, tons of it, which you have to spend like water to undercut incumbent firms that you plan to disrupt and eliminate.

From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2019

You wished to know the source of the money which you spend like water.

From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Gaboriau, Émile