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Spendthrift

Spendthrift Meaning & Definition
Spendthrift Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spendthrift?

[n] someone who spends money prodigally
[adj] recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Spendthrift: extravagant | prodigal | profligate | spend-all | spender | wasteful

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See Also | big spender | fungi | high roller | prodigal | profligate | squanderer

Spendthrift In Webster's Dictionary

\Spend"thrift`\, n. One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. --Mrs. R. H. Davis.
\Spend"thrift\, a. Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.

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