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spend freely
[/spend ˈfriːli/]
verb phrase
gastar à vontade
1.
to spend money without restraint or worry about cost; to be generous with spending
After winning the lottery, she could spend freely on whatever she wanted.
Depois de ganhar na loteria, ela podia gastar à vontade em tudo que queria.
2.
to use money generously or liberally without careful budgeting
He likes to spend freely during vacation.
Ele gosta de gastar livremente durante as férias.
NYC Slang
blow money
Synonyms
spend lavishly
spend generously
spend without restraint
splurge
be extravagant
Antonyms
spend cautiously
economize
scrimp
save
be frugal
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
gastar à vontade
most common expression in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
gastar sem pensar
colloquial variation meaning spend without thinking
Portugal
gastar sem conta
common European Portuguese expression
Related Idioms & Phrases
money burns a hole in one's pocket
throw money around
spend money like water
have money to burn
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