Spendthrift

A spendthrift spends a lot of money in a very wasteful way.
A spendthrift will spend money like water.

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Word of the Day: Spendthrift

The person who bought the things in the picture accompanying this post today could be a spendthrift.


A spendthrift spends a lot of money in a very wasteful way.


I suppose, though, that whether a person is a spendthrift or not is open to interpretation.

What I mean is that if a person has a lot of money and spends a lot, they may not be wasting it.

Buying expensive things is reasonable for them.

I would caution that it all depends on the personal and financial circumstances of the person, plus our own opinions as to whether a person is a spendthrift or not.


This post is understandable by someone with at least an 8th-grade education (age 13 – 14).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 67.  

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