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 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 Crucially, the premium push isn't crowding out lower-income spenders. Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026 The north London side have been hefty transfer spenders since completing the build of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2019, and such spending had caught up with their bank balance. David Ornstein, New York Times, 1 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 In 2025, the average payroll of MLB’s top five spenders was almost five times that of the bottom five, the widest gap the sport has recorded since at least 1985. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026 One of the highest spenders, Amazon, reported spending $26 million on union consultants, the study found. Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 28 May 2026 Sephora’s core loyalty program, Beauty Insider and soon after VIB for the top spenders, launched in 2007. Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 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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