spendthriftiness
- noun
- /ˈspɛndˌθrɪftɪnəs/
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derroche
- She regretted her spendthriftiness after realizing how much time she had wasted.
Examples
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The team's spendthriftiness in using supplies caused unnecessary delays in the project.
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Her spendthriftiness led to financial troubles.
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His spendthriftiness with company funds eventually led to a financial crisis.
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The spendthriftiness of the young heir shocked everyone.
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His spendthriftiness led to serious financial problems in the future.
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Many people admired her lavish lifestyle, but her spendthriftiness worried her family.
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The company's spendthriftiness was evident in their extravagant office parties and lavish retreats.
Synonyms
7
6.8
Spending a lot of money in a wasteful way
3
9.8
A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost
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4.6
Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss
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7.2
Using valuable things like time or money in a wasteful way
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9.9
Spending a lot of money in a wasteful, careless way
A habit of spending money and not saving for the future
An act of spending more money than you earn by using money you put aside
A habit of buying things quickly without thinking first
Antonyms
How Wasteful
Surface Forms
Morphology
spendthriftiness = spendthrifty (transparent) = spendthrift + y + ness
Formed from 'spendthrift' -> 'spendthrifty' -> 'spendthriftiness' using regular adjectival and nominal suffixes, so the quality meaning is directly derived.
Etymology
Spendthriftiness comes from the older word spendthrift. That word combines spend ('to use money') and thrift ('saving' or 'savings'), so imagine someone who 'spends' their 'thrift' and uses up their savings. So, spendthriftiness is the habit of spending money carelessly.