spend-thrift

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• spend|thrift — «SPEHND THRIHFT», noun, adjective. –n. a person who spends wastefully or extravagantly; prodigal: »Fie, what a spendthrift is he of his tongue (Shakespeare). –adj. wastefully extravagant; wasteful: »spendthrift ways. SYNONYM(S): improvident,… …   Useful english dictionary

• spend·thrift — /ˈspɛndˌθrıft/ noun, pl thrifts [count] : a person who spends money in a careless or wasteful way spendthrift adj their spendthrift way of life …   Useful english dictionary

• thrift — spend·thrift·i·ness; thrift; thrift·i·ly; thrift·i·ness; thrift·less; thrift·less·ness; spend·thrift; un·thrift; thrift·less·ly; …   English syllables

• spend — mis·spend; spend; spend·able; spend·er; spend·thrift·i·ness; spend·thrifty; spend·thrift; …   English syllables

• Paradox Of Thrift — The notion that individual savings rather than spending can worsen a recession, or that individual saving is collectively harmful. This idea is generally attributed to John Maynard Keynes, who said that consumer spending contributes to the… …   Investment dictionary

• spendthrift — spend·thrift …   English syllables

• spendthrift — spend|thrift [ˈspendˌθrıft] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: spend + thrift money saved (14 19 centuries)] someone who spends money carelessly, even when they do not have a lot of it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• spendthrift — /spend thrift /, n. 1. a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or wastefully; prodigal. adj. 2. wastefully extravagant; prodigal. [1595 1605; SPEND + THRIFT] Syn. 2. wasteful, improvident, profligate. * * * …   Universalium

• spendthrift — spend|thrift [ spend,θrıft ] noun count someone who is very careless about money and spends more than they need to. This word shows you do not approve of people like this …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spendthriftiness — spend·thrift·i·ness …   English syllables

• spendthrift — spend•thrift [[t]ˈspɛndˌθrɪft[/t]] n. 1) a person who spends money or wealth extravagantly and wastefully; prodigal 2) wastefully extravagant; prodigal • Etymology: 1595–1605 …   From formal English to slang