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How to pronounce “spendthrift”
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Pronunciation guide for spendthrift
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of spendthrift with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- In Cheap We Trust
And my brother, who is much more of a spendthrift -- he and my father have a difficult relationship.
- Definition summary
- Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
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How to pronounce spendthrift
In Cheap We Trust
And my brother, who is much more of a spendthrift -- he and my father have a difficult relationship.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “spendthrift”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
- Extravagant or lavish.
- [Noun]
- Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
- (figuratively) Anything that distributes its attributes profusely, without restraint.
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