free-spending
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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But even free-spending Big Tech companies have to reckon with the impact of inflation driving up borrowing costs—and that’s an even more acute pressure for ordinary consumers.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
There was a rich businessman whose free-spending ad blitz made him inescapable on the airwaves.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
As subscriber growth slows, Big Streaming is buckling down on revenue maximization and pulling back on its free-spending ways.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025
Rivals bemoaned the free-spending outsider, which had become hard to outbid and was poaching executives from traditional studios with big pay increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025
At first Peter did not respond to the overtures and insistance of the handsome, well-dressed, free-spending, New York swell.
From The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him by Ford, Paul Leicester
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