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spendthrift

[spend-thrift] / ˈspɛndˌθrɪft /


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Yardeni Research President Ed Yardeni said Thursday that the results offer the “latest evidence that consumers have continued their spendthrift ways.”

From Barron's Apr. 30, 2026

“With a spendthrift trust, creditors and lawsuits cannot access the funds, and your child cannot demand early payouts. Instead, the trustee manages distributions based on your specified terms.”

From MarketWatch Feb. 18, 2026

No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Trusts also allow you to put restrictions on how money is spent, which can be important if your heir is a minor child, a spendthrift or someone reliant on public benefits.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2024

At the same time he was more of a carouser and spendthrift than ever.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

I will uphold his wishes, but if I outlive him and there’s no agreement in place, I would likely give little to nothing to his children because they are irresponsible spendthrifts.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

Two curmudgeonly old rivals, reclusive spendthrifts, are marching toward a showdown that a lot of people really wish wasn’t happening.

From New York Times Jan. 31, 2024

Here’s what typically happens to spendthrifts who clear their debt.

From Washington Post Mar. 1, 2023

I heard my generation was full of squanderers and spendthrifts, but this really does take the avocado.

From The Guardian May 25, 2018

He was wondering what would have happened to the dear old stately place if he had died a month ago, and it had fallen into the hands of those two spendthrifts, Archie and his father.

From Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) by Mary Cholmondeley




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