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Spendthrift is an English word with synonyms like prodigal or profligate. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Spendthrift in a sentence

Spendthrift meaning

  1. Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
  2. Extravagant or lavish.

Synonyms of Spendthrift

prodigal profligate extravagant wasteful spend-all spender scattergood squanderer

Related words

Other words often associated with Spendthrift or its synonyms:

consumer improvident unrestrained fast poet excessive lavish dissipated client debauched rake thrifty

Using Spendthrift

  • The main meaning on this page is: Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. | Extravagant or lavish.
  • Useful related words include: prodigal, profligate, extravagant, wasteful.
  • In the example corpus, spendthrift often appears in combinations such as: as spendthrift.

Context around Spendthrift

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

reckless 1× customarily 1× recognize 1×

Often after:

nations 1× lawmakers 1× ways 1× coalition 1× congress 1× clauses 1× rulers 1×

Sentence patterns with Spendthrift

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

almost as spendthrift as the 1× and a spendthrift i ve 1× as a spendthrift who as 1× by a spendthrift congress 1× by their spendthrift rulers 1× deficits for spendthrift nations at 1× generally recognize spendthrift clauses against 1× of a spendthrift coalition government 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although in his 1× an intriguing op 1× but palmero s 1× courts may generally 1× he was supported 1× it is almost 1×

Common sentence endings:

a spendthrift congress 1× cannot live without 1× customarily spendthrift ways 1× gotha in 1736 1× has to give 1× in eight years 1×

Words around Spendthrift

Just before it in the word index:

spends 1.036 spendolini 3 spendlow 2 spendings 4 spendingpulse 2 spending 8.367

Just after it in the word index:

spendy 2 spenger 2 spengler 37 spenner 2 spenny 2 spennymoor 13

Similar in corpus frequency:

aat 18 abenomics 18 abraxas 18 abrogating 18 absolutes 18 absorbance 18

Corpus analysis for Spendthrift

  • In this selection, "spendthrift" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, reckless, customarily, recognize, nations, lawmakers and ways stand out and add context to how "spendthrift" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include almost as spendthrift as the and and a spendthrift i ve. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "spendthrift" sits close to words such as aat, abenomics and abraxas, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with spendthrift

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lawmakers should think about the burden on taxpayers as well as the beneficiaries of their customarily spendthrift ways. (18 words)

Courts may generally recognize spendthrift clauses against trust beneficiaries and their creditors, but not against creditors of a settlor. (19 words)

It is almost as spendthrift as the ALP because it will hand cash to private schools without any obvious productivity agenda. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The euro has been weakened by the dollar’s rally and by widening bond spreads between Italian and German debt, as markets grappled with the prospects of a spendthrift coalition government in Rome comprising the two parties. (37 words)

Unlike in previous years, when the president's budget was declared dead on arrival as soon as it was released, President Trump's budget was dead before it arrived, killed by a spendthrift Congress. (34 words)

An intriguing op-ed appeared in The Wall Street Journal this week, the subject of which — “Entitlements Will Eat America’s Economy” — is especially salient for our reckless, spendthrift lawmakers on Capitol Hill. (33 words)

Example sentences (11)

Soaring trade deficits for spendthrift nations at a time of contracting international trade will brings enormous pressures and something has to give.

But Palmero’s notebooks also paint her as a spendthrift who, as of December 2019, had gone through more than $16 million in eight years.

Obsession turns even the gentlest reader into a tyrant and a spendthrift: I’ve now purchased three copies of “Vectors” for people whose opinion of it I cannot live without.

An intriguing op-ed appeared in The Wall Street Journal this week, the subject of which — “Entitlements Will Eat America’s Economy” — is especially salient for our reckless, spendthrift lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

It is almost as spendthrift as the ALP because it will hand cash to private schools without any obvious productivity agenda.

Lawmakers should think about the burden on taxpayers as well as the beneficiaries of their customarily spendthrift ways.

The euro has been weakened by the dollar’s rally and by widening bond spreads between Italian and German debt, as markets grappled with the prospects of a spendthrift coalition government in Rome comprising the two parties.

Unlike in previous years, when the president's budget was declared dead on arrival as soon as it was released, President Trump's budget was dead before it arrived, killed by a spendthrift Congress.

Although in his youth he was undoubtedly a spendthrift and womaniser, Frederick settled down following his marriage to the seventeen-year-old Augusta of Saxe-Gotha in 1736.

Courts may generally recognize spendthrift clauses against trust beneficiaries and their creditors, but not against creditors of a settlor.

He was supported by most of the Iberian people, who were discontented with the heavy taxation imposed upon them by their spendthrift rulers.

Common combinations with spendthrift

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • as spendthrift 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "spendthrift" in a sentence?
An example: "Soaring trade deficits for spendthrift nations at a time of contracting international trade will brings enormous pressures and something has to give." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "spendthrift" from authentic English texts.
What does "spendthrift" mean?
Spendthrift means: Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.
What are synonyms of "spendthrift"?
Common synonyms of "spendthrift" include: prodigal, profligate, extravagant, wasteful, spend-all, spender, scattergood, squanderer.
How many example sentences with "spendthrift" are there?
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