spendthrift
The origin and history of spendthrift.
Etymology
Formed from spend and thrift, thrift here carrying its archaic sense of "savings; profits; wealth".
The origin and history of spendthrift.
Formed from spend and thrift, thrift here carrying its archaic sense of "savings; profits; wealth".
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