budget dust
n.— «During the heat of the bidding process, a few wannabe licensees obviously felt as though their high-dollar bids for spectrum would be justified and add up to mere “budget dust” in the long-term.» —“Budget Dust or Bust” by Rhonda L. Wickham Cellular Business Nov. 30, 1997. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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