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spendthrift
spend·thrift S0626100 (spĕnd′thrĭft′)n. One who spends money recklessly or wastefully.adj. Wasteful or extravagant: spendthrift bureaucrats.
[spend + thrift, accumulated wealth (obsolete).]spendthrift (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft) n (Banking & Finance) a person who spends money in an extravagant manneradj (Banking & Finance) (usually prenominal) of or like a spendthrift: spendthrift economies. [C17: from spend + thrift]spend•thrift (ˈspɛndˌθrɪft)
n. 1. a person who spends money or wealth extravagantly and wastefully; prodigal. adj. 2. wastefully extravagant; prodigal. [1595–1605] spendthrift - One who spends the "thrift" or earnings/wealth of another.See also related terms for spends.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spendthrift - someone who spends money prodigallyscattergood, spend-all, spenderprodigal, squanderer, profligate - a recklessly extravagant consumerbig spender, high roller - one who spends lavishly and ostentatiously on entertainment; "the last of the big spenders" | | Adj. | 1. | spendthrift - recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"prodigal, profligate, extravagantwasteful - tending to squander and waste |
spendthriftnoun1. squanderer, spender, profligate, prodigal, big spender, waster, wastrel I was a natural spendthrift when I was single.
squanderer penny-pincher (informal), miser, skinflint, Scrooge, tight-arse (taboo slang), tightwad (U.S. & Canad. slang), tight-ass (U.S. taboo slang), meanie or meany (informal, chiefly Brit.)adjective1. wasteful, extravagant, prodigal, profligate, improvident his father's spendthrift ways
wasteful careful, prudent, economical, sparing, provident, frugal, thrifty, parsimoniousspendthriftnounA person who spends money or resources wastefully:prodigal, profligate, scattergood, waster, wastrel.adjectiveCharacterized by excessive or imprudent spending:extravagant, lavish, prodigal, profligate, profuse, wasteful.Translationsspend (spend) – past tense, past participle spent (-t) – verb1. to use up or pay out (money). He spends more than he earns. 支出 支出2. to pass (time). I spent a week in Spain this summer. 度過 度过spent (spent) adjective1. used. a spent match. 用過的 用过的2. exhausted. By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent. 精疲力盡的 精疲力竭的ˈspendthrift noun a person who spends his money freely and carelessly. 揮霍者 挥霍者MedicalSeespendSpendthrift
Related to Spendthrift: spendthrift trust, Spendthrift clauseSpendthriftOne who spends money profusely and improvidently, thereby wasting his or her estate. Under various statutes, a spendthrift is a person who wastes or reduces her estate through excessive drinking, gambling, idleness, or debauchery in a manner that exposes that individual or her family to indigence or suffering or who exposes the government to expense for the support of that person or her family. When authorized by law, a guardian can manage a spendthrift's property. The purpose of the guardianship is to protect the ward and her property from her wasteful habits. Statutes that provide for the guardianship of spendthrifts are based on the right of the government to protect the property of its citizens for the benefit of themselves and their families and the community. Cross-references Spendthrift Trust. SPENDTHRIFT. By the Rev. Stat. of Vermont, tit. 16, c. 65, s. 9, spendthrift is defined to be a person who by excessive drinking) gaming, idleness or debauchery of any kind, shall so spend, waste, or lessen his estate as to expose himself or his family to want or suffering, or expose the town to charge or expense, for support of himself or family. spendthrift
Related to spendthrift: spendthrift trust, Spendthrift clauseSynonyms for spendthriftnoun squandererSynonyms- squanderer
- spender
- profligate
- prodigal
- big spender
- waster
- wastrel
Antonyms- penny-pincher
- miser
- skinflint
- Scrooge
- tight-arse
- tightwad
- tight-ass
- meanie or meany
adj wastefulSynonyms- wasteful
- extravagant
- prodigal
- profligate
- improvident
Antonyms- careful
- prudent
- economical
- sparing
- provident
- frugal
- thrifty
- parsimonious
Synonyms for spendthriftnoun a person who spends money or resources wastefullySynonyms- prodigal
- profligate
- scattergood
- waster
- wastrel
adj characterized by excessive or imprudent spendingSynonyms- extravagant
- lavish
- prodigal
- profligate
- profuse
- wasteful
Synonyms for spendthriftnoun someone who spends money prodigallySynonyms- scattergood
- spend-all
- spender
Related Words- prodigal
- squanderer
- profligate
- big spender
- high roller
adj recklessly wastefulSynonyms- prodigal
- profligate
- extravagant
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