1. a person who spends money wastefully or extravagantly

1. wasteful in the expenditure of money

Examples

• His spendthrift habits left him broke by the end of each month.
• She was known as a spendthrift who couldn’t resist buying expensive clothes.
• The young heir’s spendthrift ways quickly depleted the family fortune.
• His spendthrift nature made it impossible for him to save for retirement.
• The company’s spendthrift policies led to financial difficulties.
• Despite earning a good salary, her spendthrift tendencies kept her in debt.
• The spendthrift politician was criticized for wasteful government spending.