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WASTE OF MONEY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does waste of money mean?
• WASTE OF MONEY (noun)
The noun WASTE OF MONEY has 1 sense:
1. money spent for inadequate return
Familiarity information: WASTE OF MONEY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Money spent for inadequate return
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
the senator said that the project was a waste of money
Hypernyms ("waste of money" is a kind of...):
dissipation; waste; wastefulness (useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly)
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