Meaning of the word spendthrift in English

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spendthrift

US /ˈspend.θrɪft/
UK /ˈspend.θrɪft/

Noun

1.

someone who spends a lot of money in a way that wastes it:

Example:
Max was a spendthrift and a heavy gambler.

Adjective

1.

spending a lot of money in a way that wastes it:

Example:
He struggled to support a large family that included his spendthrift father.
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