profligateadjective
uk/ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡət/us/ˈprɑː.flɪ.ɡət/formalspending money in a way that wastes it and is not wise:
She is well-known for her profligate spending habits.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Wasting
- boondoggle
- dissipate
- down the drain idiom
- fritter
- fritter sth away
- lose
- misspend
- piss sth away
- prodigal
- reinvent
- reinvent the wheel idiom
- squander
- throw
- toss
- wastage
- waste
- waste not, want not idiom
- wasted
- wasteful
- waster
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profligacy
noun [ U ] uk/ˈprɒf.lɪ.ɡə.si/us/ˈprɑː.flɪ.ɡə.si/
The profligacy of the West shocked him.