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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSpendthrift
/ˈspɛnd.θrɪft/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible, or wasteful manner.
"He was known as a hopeless spendthrift who quickly burned through his entire inheritance on luxury cars and parties."
- 1
Characterized by wasteful and extravagant spending.
"The company's spendthrift habits ultimately led to its bankruptcy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word originated in the late 16th century, formed from the verb 'spend' combined with 'thrift' in its archaic sense of 'prosperity' or 'savings'. Ironically, although 'thrift' originally meant economic saving, the compound was historically misinterpreted as meaning someone who thrives by spending, eventually settling into its current meaning of a person who spends money extravagantly and wastefully.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Spendthrift" is said worldwide
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prodigue
Transliteration: /pʁɔ.diɡ/
"C'est un vrai prodigue qui ne sait pas gérer son argent."
verschwender
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈʃvɛndɐ/
Script: Verschwender
"Als bekennender Verschwender gab er sein Gehalt sofort aus."
spendaccione
Transliteration: /spen.datˈtʃo.ne/
"Mio fratello è un grande spendaccione quando va in centro."
derrochador
Transliteration: /de.ro.tʃaˈðoɾ/
"Su actitud derrochador le dejó sin ahorros en pocos meses."
pródigo
Transliteration: /ˈpɾɔ.di.ɡu/
"Ele sempre foi um homem pródigo com suas finanças."
खर्चीला
Transliteration: kharchīlā
"वह एक खर्चीला इंसान है जो बिना सोचे-समझे पैसे उड़ाता है।"
挥霍无度者
Transliteration: huīhuò wúdù zhě
"他是一个典型的挥霍无度者，很快就把钱花光了。"
난비가
Transliteration: nanbiga
Script: 낭비가
"그는 돈을 물 쓰듯 하는 낭비가이다."
浪費家
Transliteration: rōhikei
"彼は典型的な浪費家で、貯金がまったくありません。"
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