spendthrift
[ spend-thrift ]
/ ˈspɛndˌθrɪft /
noun
a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal.
adjective
wastefully extravagant; prodigal.
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spend, spendable, spender, spending money, spends, spendthrift, spendthrift trust, spener, spener, philipp jakob, spenerism, spengler
SYNONYMS FOR spendthrift
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spendthrift
/ (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) /
noun
a person who spends money in an extravagant manner
adjective
(usually prenominal) of or like a spendthriftspendthrift economies
Word Origin for spendthrift
C17: from spend + thrift
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Word Origin and History for spendthrift
spendthrift
c.1600, from spend + thrift in sense of "savings, profits, wealth." Replaced earlier scattergood (1570s) and spend-all (1550s).
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