spendthrift
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8.4
- adjective
- /ˈspɛndˌθrɪft/
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derrochador
- After losing his job, he realized that his spendthrift habits had left him without savings.
Examples
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The Republicans have been squandering their credibility for years, thanks to their spendthrift ways and their preoccupation with social issues.
Blog text (22) -
This country's in the middle of a serious recession... and you persist in living in a totally unrealistic and spendthrift manner.
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I know plenty of spendthrift parents.
Blog text (14) -
Many northern Europeans, meanwhile, see their southern neighbors as spendthrift, lazy, and corrupt.
Academic text (2012) -
The increased growth, coupled with a less hostile and spendthrift government, might let us retain some of our prosperity.
Blog text (32) -
He would be appalled today at our spendthrift ways and immense borrowing.
Blog text (15) -
Living a spendthrift lifestyle, she frequently bought expensive clothes and dinners that she couldn't afford.
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The committee criticized the mayor for his spendthrift approach to public funds during the budget review.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who buys many expensive things to show off
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9.4
A person who spends money freely and carelessly
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7.2
A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things
A person who spends money quickly and carelessly
A person who often buys things they do not need and runs out of money
A person who spends money or time carelessly on things they do not need
A person who spends more money than they should
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
A legal plan that gives someone money but keeps others in charge to protect the money from their debts
How Extravagant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spendthrift comes from the parts spend and thrift, and the thrift part once meant 'wealth' or 'savings'. So calling someone spendthrift as an adjective means they are wasteful with money or spend carelessly.