Associations to the word «Spendthrift»

Wiktionary

SPENDTHRIFT, noun. Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
SPENDTHRIFT, adjective. Wasteful, improvident or profligate.
SPENDTHRIFT, adjective. Lavish or extravagant.
SPENDTHRIFT TRUST, noun. (legal) A trust that is created for the benefit of a person (often because that beneficiary is unable to control spending) that gives an independent trustee full authority to make decisions as to how the trust funds may be spent for the benefit of the beneficiary, thus keeping the funds in the trust beyond the reach of creditors.
SPENDTHRIFT TRUSTS, noun. Plural of spendthrift trust

Dictionary definition

SPENDTHRIFT, noun. Someone who spends money prodigally.
SPENDTHRIFT, adjective. Recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures".

Wise words

Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
Baruch Spinoza