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spendthriftness

noun

Etymology

From spendthrift + -ness.

  1. derived from þrift
  2. inherited from thrift
  3. compounded as spendthrift — “spend + thrift”
  4. suffixed as spendthriftness — “spendthrift + ness”

Definitions

  1. The condition of being a spendthrift

    The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.

    • This gives me hope for a technological cure for spendthriftness: a credit card that would remind you of your outstanding balance every time you started to buy something.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA