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spendthriftness

spendthriftness noun: the condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.

Noun

spendthriftness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
    • This gives me hope for a technological cure for spendthriftness: a credit card that would remind you of your outstanding balance every time you started to buy something.2007 January 16, John Tierney, “The Voices in My Head Say ‘Buy It!’ Why Argue?”, in New York Times

Origin of spendthriftness

From spendthrift + -ness.

Questions about spendthriftness

What does spendthriftness mean?
Spendthriftness means the condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
What part of speech is spendthriftness?
Spendthriftness is a noun.

Words near spendthriftness in the dictionary

  1. spendthrift trust
  2. spendthrift trusts
  3. spendthriftily
  4. spendthriftiness
  5. spendthriftism
  6. spendthriftness
  7. spendthrifts
  8. spendthrifty
  9. spendworthy
  10. spendy
  11. Spenerian

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