英语词汇“spendthrift”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	spendthrift
释义	Trends of spendthrift View usage for: spendthrift (spendθrɪft) Word forms: plural spendthrifts countable noun If you call someone a spendthrift, you mean that they spend too much money. [disapproval] Spendthrift is also an adjective. ...his father's spendthrift ways. More Synonyms of spendthrift spendthrift in British English (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) noun 1. a person who spends money in an extravagant manner adjective 2. (usually prenominal) of or like a spendthrift spendthrift economies Word origin C17: from spend + thrift spendthrift in American English (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) noun 1. a person who spends money carelessly or wastefully; squanderer adjective 2. wasteful; extravagant Examples of 'spendthrift' in a sentence spendthrift His spendthrift ways will cost us all dearly. The Sun (2009) But she has no intention of changing her spendthrift ways. The Sun (2014) He just wants more and more money from us without appearing to be prepared to mend his spendthrift ways. The Sun (2015) America's spendthrift ways are a third given. Times, Sunday Times (2006) If so, it is probably time for your spendthrift son or daughter to learn the value of money and get a job. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Both are blamed by the Greeks for stopping their spendthrift ways and imposing belt-tightening instead. Times, Sunday Times (2010) (noun) in the sense of squanderer Definition a person who spends money wastefully I was a natural spendthrift when I was single. Synonyms squanderer spender profligate prodigal Was he a prodigal or a miser? big spender waster wastrel a wastrel who squandered his entire fortune Opposites penny-pincher (informal) , miser , skinflint , Scrooge , tight-arse (taboo, slang) , tightwad (US, Canadian, slang) , tight-ass (US, taboo, slang) , meanie or meany (informal, mainly British) (adjective) in the sense of wasteful Definition of or like a spendthrift his father's spendthrift ways Synonyms wasteful the wasteful consumption of fuel extravagant his extravagant lifestyle prodigal his prodigal habits profligate the most profligate consumer of energy in the world improvident Opposites careful , prudent , economical , sparing , provident , frugal , thrifty , parsimonious Additional synonyms in the sense of extravagant Definition spending more than is reasonable or affordable his extravagant lifestyle Synonyms wasteful, excessive, lavish, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, imprudent, improvident in the sense of improvident Definition incautious or rash Synonyms imprudent, reckless, careless, negligent, wasteful, short-sighted, prodigal, profligate, thoughtless, spendthrift, inconsiderate, heedless, shiftless, uneconomical, unthrifty, thriftless in the sense of prodigal Definition a person who squanders money Was he a prodigal or a miser? Synonyms spendthrift, squanderer, big spender, profligate, wastrel Nearby words of spendthrift spellbound spelling spend spendthrift spent sperm spew Synonyms of 'spendthrift' spendthrift Explore 'spendthrift' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of prodigal Definition recklessly wasteful or extravagant his prodigal habits Synonyms extravagant, excessive, reckless, squandering, wasteful, wanton, profligate, spendthrift, intemperate, immoderate, improvident in the sense of profligate Definition recklessly extravagant the most profligate consumer of energy in the world Synonyms extravagant, reckless, squandering, wasteful, prodigal, spendthrift, immoderate, improvident in the sense of wastrel a wastrel who squandered his entire fortune Synonyms spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, profligate
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