free-spending

American  

[free-spen-ding] / ˈfriˈspɛn dɪŋ /

adjective

1. spending or tending to spend freely.

   If you don't mend your free-spending ways, you'll go bankrupt.

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Example Sentences

That includes the rich teams: The top executive for the free-spending, two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers is Andrew Friedman, who built his reputation with the budget-restrained Tampa Bay Rays.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

But their recent free-spending dominance has drawn criticism from rival teams, particularly in smaller markets, who say they cannot compete financially.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 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

Big money is pouring into the SoCal desert’s music economy, with the new Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert and free-spending Yaamava’ resort near Highland among them.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

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