spendthrifts

/ˈspɛndˌθrɪfts/ /spɛndˌθrɪfts/

Meanings

noun

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

Examples :

"The siblings were polar opposites: one was a careful saver, the other was a spendthrift who bought expensive clothes and gadgets every week. "

Related Words

clothes noun

/kləʊ(ð)z/ /kloʊ(ð)z/ /kləʊðz/ /kloʊðz/

A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.

"My sister bought new clothes for her school dance. "

siblings noun

/ˈsɪblɪŋz/

A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

"None of my siblings are married yet."

polar noun

/ˈpəʊ̯lə(ɹ)/ /ˈpoʊ̯lɚ/

The line joining the points of contact of tangents drawn to meet a curve from a point called the pole of the line.

"The polar of the parabola's focus is a straight line. "

someone noun

/ˈsʌmwʌn/

A partially specified but unnamed person.

"Do you need a gift for that special someone?"

spends noun

/spɛndz/

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

"I’m sorry, boss, but the advertising spend exceeded the budget again this month."

expensive adjective

/ɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Given to expending a lot of money; profligate, lavish.

"The new sports car was incredibly expensive, costing more than my entire year's savings. "

gadgets noun

/ˈɡædʒɪts/

A thing whose name cannot be remembered; thingamajig, doohickey.

"My dad's drawer is full of gadgets; I never know what half of those thingamajigs are for! "

spendthrift noun

/ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/ /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

"My cousin is a spendthrift; he always buys expensive gadgets without thinking about how much money he has left. "

careful adjective

/ˈkɛːfəl/ /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/

Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

"He was a slow and careful driver."

bought verb

/bɔːt/ /bɔt/

To obtain (something) in exchange for money or goods

"My sister bought a new backpack for school. "

opposites noun

/ˈɒpəzɪts/ /ˈɑːpəzɪts/

Something opposite or contrary to something else.

"In math, addition and subtraction are opposites. "

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "