spendthrift

🇬🇧 UK/'spendθrift/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who spends money wastefully or extravagantly.

挥霍无度的人,败家子

adj.

Wasteful or extravagant with money.

挥霍的,浪费的

🧩 Root Breakdown

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Common Collocations

  • 1.notorious spendthrift臭名昭著的败家子
  • 2.hopeless spendthrift无可救药的挥霍者
  • 3.[spendthrift habits]挥霍无度的习惯
  • 4.spendthrift heir挥霍遗产的继承人

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He was a notorious spendthrift who burned through his inheritance in just two years.

  • 2.

    Her parents worried she would turn into a spendthrift after winning the lottery.

  • 3.

    The company went bankrupt largely because its founder was a spendthrift with no financial discipline.

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