spendthrift

/'spendθrift/
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spendthrift

A spendthrift buys expensive clothes he does not need.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible, or wasteful manner: A spendthrift is someone who uses money excessively and without careful thought, often leading to financial problems.

  2. Adjective:

    • Characterized by or involving reckless or wasteful expenditure: Describes actions, habits, or a person's nature that involves spending money prodigally.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun:

    • He was known as a spendthrift who would buy expensive cars on a whim.
    • The young heir quickly gained a reputation as a spendthrift, depleting his inheritance within a few years.

  • Adjective:

    • Her spendthrift habits left her with substantial debt.
    • The project was canceled due to spendthrift management of the budget.
Advanced Usage
  • "To be a spendthrift of time": A metaphorical extension meaning to waste time as carelessly as money.
    • He was a spendthrift of time, always procrastinating instead of working.
Variants and Related Words
  • Spendthriftiness (n): The quality or characteristic of being a spendthrift; wasteful extravagance.
    • His financial troubles were a direct result of his spendthriftiness.
Synonyms
  • Noun: Prodigal, squanderer, wastrel, big spender.
  • Adjective: Prodigal, wasteful, extravagant, improvident.
Antonyms
  • Noun: Miser, skinflint, saver, economizer.
  • Adjective: Thrifty, frugal, economical, prudent.
Related Idioms
  • "Spend money like a drunken sailor": An idiom with a similar meaning to being a spendthrift, implying wildly irresponsible spending.
    • After winning the lottery, he spent money like a drunken sailor.
spendthrift

A spendthrift buys expensive clothes he does not need.

Adjective
  1. recklessly wasteful
    • prodigal in their expenditures
Noun
  1. someone who spends money prodigally

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