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pound-foolish definition

pound·-foolish (po̵und′fo̵̅o̅l′is̸h)

adjective

not handling large sums of money wisely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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