to blow savings

Examples

• All

• After receiving her bonus, she blew her savings on a brand new car.

• Jane, are you really gonna blow your entire life savings on an "Austen experience"?

  Austenland (2013)

• As soon as you stop blowing your entire paycheck on booze.

  Right Before Your Eyes (2019)

• I mean, my rent's due, but I don't know how I'm gonna pay for it, considering I'm gonna blow this money on a giant TV.

  After Effect (2012)

• He's gonna blow it all on in-app purchases and zit cream.

  Alexander IRL (2017)

• She regretted blowing her savings on expensive clothes that she never wore.

• He decided to blow his savings on a lavish vacation in Hawaii.

Synonyms

S

to spend

vsto blow savings

∞ 1.0

To give money to buy something or pay for services

is about careless fast extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than neutral payment

W

to waste

vsto blow savings

∞ 1.0

To use or spend something carelessly and without good reason

is specifically fast extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than general careless use

B

to blow

vsto blow savings

• Informal

265 5.3

To waste a lot of money on things you do not need

is about spending put aside funds quickly and extravagantly rather than general carelessness

S

to squander

vsto blow savings

67 6.5

To use money, time, or chances in a foolish way

is narrower, stressing quick extravagant use of put aside funds not general reckless waste

S

to shoot

vsto blow savings

• Informal

52 8.6

To spend money quickly on things you do not need

is about fast extravagant use of put aside funds rather than simple frivolous spending

S

to splurge

vsto blow savings

• Informal

19 7.0

To spend a lot of money to treat yourself

is focused on fast use of put aside funds rather than indulgent showy spending

R

to run through

vsto blow savings

16 4.4

Use up money or supplies quickly and wastefully

is focused on extravagant use of put aside funds rather than merely quick use

O

to overspend

vsto blow savings

7 4.4

To use more money than you can afford or planned to use

targets fast extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than merely exceeding affordability

T

to throw money away

vsto blow savings

4 3.5

Spend money on things you do not need

is sudden, extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than general waste

F

to fritter away

vsto blow savings

4 6.0

Waste time or money on small unimportant things

is sudden extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than gradual small waste

S

to splash out

vsto blow savings

• UK

1 7.2

Spend a lot of money on something, usually to celebrate or treat yourself

is about quick use of put aside funds rather than occasional extra expense

M

to misspend

vsto blow savings

1 6.5

To spend time or money in a wasteful way

focuses on quick, extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than general foolish spending

D

to dissave

vsto blow savings

• Specialized

9.9

To spend money you have put aside for later

is about rapid, careless use rather than neutral reduction of funds

B

to blow one's wad

vsto blow savings

• Informal

9.9

To spend all your money at once

emphasizes fast, extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than simply emptying them

P

to pissing money up the wall

vsto blow savings

• Offensive

9.9

To spend money carelessly and waste it

is fast, extravagant spending of put aside funds rather than general careless waste

F

to fool away

vsto blow savings

8.1

To waste time, money, or chances by being careless

is quick extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than general foolish waste

L

to lighten one's purse

vsto blow savings

• Archaic

8.3

To spend a lot of money and have less left

is about fast, extravagant loss of put aside funds rather than simple fund reduction

Antonyms

S

to save

842 1.0

Prevent the need to spend time or money

C

to conserve

63 3.4

Protect something from harm or waste by using it carefully

How Fast

to blow savings

• Informal

1 6.9

to squander

67 6.5

to spend

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology