spend-all
- noun
- Informal
- She is a real spend-all when it comes to fashion.
Examples
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His reputation as a spend-all made lenders wary of giving him credit.
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Everyone knows a spend-all who can never keep any money in their wallet.
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Despite his modest income, Tom lived like a spend-all and was always broke.
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Don't be such a spend-all this month!
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Many people consider him a spend-all because he always buys the latest gadgets.
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As a notorious spend-all, she often treats her friends to expensive meals.
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It's hard to save money when you're a spend-all who loves shopping for luxury items.
Synonyms
A person who buys many expensive things to show off
A person who spends money freely and carelessly
A person who spends money or time carelessly on unimportant things
A person who spends money in a careless, wasteful way
A person who spends money or wastes resources and shows little care about right and wrong
A person who spends money quickly and carelessly
A person who spends money or time carelessly on things they do not need
A person who spends more money than they should
Antonyms
How Extravagant
- Formal
- Informal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spend-all is made from two very plain English words: spend ('to use money') and all ('everything'), so it paints the picture of someone who 'uses up' all their money. So, a spend-all is a person who spends money wastefully and often has nothing left.