spendthrift

🇺🇸 /ˈspendθrɪft/ 🇬🇧 /ˈspendθrɪft/
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noun
R

Someone who uses too much money carelessly.

My brother is a real spendthrift; he buys things he never uses.

adjective
R

Relating to wasting money or spending money carelessly.

They warned him about his spendthrift habits.

translation

n. Someone who uses too much money carelessly.
adj. Relating to wasting money or spending money carelessly.

Word Forms

Plural spendthrifts