spend·thrift
ˈspen(d)-ˌthrift
plural spendthrifts
: a person who spends improvidently or wastefully
: given to spending money freely or foolishly : wasteful with money
In advanced economies, austerity rules, with the wealthiest nations promising to mend their spendthrift ways.—Daniel Gross
As spendthrift baby boomers retire, they will endeavor to turn their meager savings into maximum retirement income.—Jonathan Clements
In newspaper op-eds, on television talk shows and at a recent hearing on Capitol Hill, critics have assailed public broadcasting as elitist, spendthrift and irrelevant in the cable era.—Betsy Carpenter
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