wasted money
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwastedandmoney
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wasted
adjective
uk/ˈweɪs.tɪd/us/ˈweɪs.tɪd/
Wasted time, money, etc. is time, money, etc. that is not used effectively because it does not produce the result ...
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money
noun[U]
uk/ˈmʌn.i/us/ˈmʌn.i/
coins or notes (= special pieces of paper) that are used to buy things, or an amount of these that a ...
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(Definition ofwastedandmoneyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There need he no sneers or fears that this iswastedmoney.
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I even had him to lunch, but unfortunately that waswastedmoneybecause we have heard nothing, and that was nearly a year ago.
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Tenants must feel that the rent they pay is notwastedmoney.
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What could have been done with all thatwastedmoney?
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The most troubling aspect of the findings has been thewastedmoneywhich has not been used for training.
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However, it is notwastedmoney; it is by contrast money that is invested and produces a bonus.
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A great deal of that is sheerwastedmoney.
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Thewastedmoneyis bad enough, but that is not all that will be diverted from better purposes.
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Therefore, this is an immense amount ofwastedmoney.
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It represents wasted effort, wasted lives, wasted transportation,wastedmoney.
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