spendthrift
English
/ˈspɛn(d)θɹɪft/, /ˈspɛn(d)ˌθɹɪft/
adj
Definitions
- Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
- Extravagant or lavish.
Etymology
Compound from English spend + English thrift (gain, prosperity).
Origin
English
thrift
Gloss
gain, prosperity
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bespend English
- ding English
- dingthrift English
- forespend English
- forspend English
- misspend English
- outspend English
- overspend English
- respend English
- slipthrift English
- spend English
- spendability English
- spendable English
- spendaholic English
- spendathon English
- spender English
- spendest English
- spendeth English
- spending English
- spendocrat English
- spendthriftness English
- spendworthy English
- spendy English
- thrift English
- thrifter English
- thriftful English
- thrifting English
- thriftless English
- thriftly English
- thriftster English
- thrifty English
- thrive English
- underspend English
- unspend English
- unthrift English
- wastethrift English
- spenden Middle English
- thrift Middle English
- ding
- spend
- thrive
- spendy
- thrift
- bespend
- unspend
- respend
- thrifty
- spender
- thriftly
- forspend
- spendest
- misspend
- outspend
- spendeth
- unthrift
- thrifter
- spending
- thrifting
- thriftful
- forespend
- overspend
- spendable
- thriftless
- dingthrift
- spendocrat
- thriftster
- slipthrift
- spendathon
- underspend
- spendworthy
- wastethrift
- spendaholic
- spendability
- spendthriftness