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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

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

But it appeared as though the Dodgers were on the verge of their latest notable addition this offseason, with a two-time All-Star in Yates emerging as the latest big-name in their free-spending sights.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 21, 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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