as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly
an overpriced nightclub that caters mainly to high-rolling tourists
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Adjective
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Margins are thin, labor costs are rising, and many processes are inefficient and wasteful.—
Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
Critics say the aid programs are wasteful and promote a liberal agenda.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2024
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Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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An extravagant estate long owned by the late Orange County Air Force major general turned homebuilder and civic leader William Lyon has roared onto the market in Southern California.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
6 June 2025
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Nothing extravagant—just a modest suburban home and savings accumulated over a lifetime.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
Adjective
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Until recently, Swedes were among the most profligate flyers on the planet.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Tiny shampoo bottles are no longer seen as cute freebies by many travelers but as profligate waste when refillable larger containers make more environmental sense.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“High-rolling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-rolling. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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