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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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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

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

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

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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