spenders

plural of spender
as in spendthrifts
someone who spends money freely or foolishly he's a spender and she's a tightwad, so naturally they quarrel about money a lot

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Recent Examples of spenders With regulations to ban teens from social media underway, Myspace will have to pursue a strategy that is inclusive of older users, who are also the primary spenders. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026 Over two years, these top spenders expanded their overall staff by 10% and boosted entry-level hiring by 12%, defying other reports that college graduates face a barren job market. Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 Digitally native brands accounted for 28% of the top 100 OOH spenders last year, bringing their in-app instinct for experience design to the street. Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Among the bottom half of spenders in MLB this season, four are currently in line for one of baseball’s 12 playoff spots, with another six on the bubble. Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 July 2026 Two years later, the program is no longer swimming against that current — perhaps not at the price point of the Big Ten’s highest spenders, but much closer. Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026 New campaign finance reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Wednesday continue to show Bronin and Larson as the top fundraisers and spenders, with challengers Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune lagging far behind. Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026 The top spenders in the 2024 race, including the Chicago Teachers Union and pro-school-choice groups such as the Illinois Network of Charter Schools and the Urban Center, have yet to make major contributions. Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026 With the four big AI spenders forecasting as much as $725 billion in capital expenditures this year, and even more expected in 2027, the outlays are sucking up a larger proportion of free cash flow and prompting them to take on more debt. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
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  • Include categories for deep work, admin tasks, communication, and time wasters.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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  • Foster died destitute in 1864, after falling and injuring himself in the bathroom of a hotel on the Bowery, becoming perhaps the first of many famous wastrels in American popular music.
    David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

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“Spenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spenders. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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