spendthrift

Spendthrift is defined as a person who overspends, or who spends money in an irresponsible way.

(noun)

An example of a spendthrift is a person who spends hundreds of dollars on purses and shoes she can't afford.

The definition of spendthrift is wasteful or extravagant.

(adjective)

An example of spendthrift used as an adjective is a spendthrift teenager.

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See spendthrift in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who spends money carelessly or wastefully; squanderer

adjective

wasteful; extravagant

See spendthrift in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
One who spends money recklessly or wastefully.
adjective
Wasteful or extravagant: spendthrift bureaucrats.

Origin:

Origin: spend

Origin: + thrift, accumulated wealth (obsolete)

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