Word of the Day: SPENDTHRIFT
Spending in an unthrifty manner
spendthrift (noun) - someone who spends extravagantly, wastefully, or foolishly [spend-thrift]
BREAKDOWN: [S]PEND- (weigh out) + THRIV- (to grow or increase)
thrift is careful management of money or resources; healthy growth
thrift as a verb means to browse or purchase used or vintage goods
thrifty means careful in the management of money or resources; prudent or frugal
See also: compendious, impending
“The spendthrift robs his heirs; the miser robs himself.” —Jean De La Bruyere
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