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spendthrift
English
Etymology
spend +? thrift (“(archaic) gain; prosperity”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sp?n(d)???ft/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sp?n(d)????ft/
- Hyphenation: spend?thrift
Adjective
spendthrift (comparative more spendthrift, superlative most spendthrift)
- Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
- Extravagant or lavish.
Antonyms
- frugal
- thrifty
Translations
Noun
spendthrift (plural spendthrifts)
- Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:spendthrift
Antonyms
- miser
- skinflint
Derived terms
- spendthrift trust
- spendthriftily
- spendthriftiness
- spendthrifty
Translations
References
Further reading
- spendthrift on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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exorbitant
English
Etymology
From the Late Latin exorbit?ns, the present active participle of exorbit? (“I go out of the track”), from ex (“out”) + orbita (“wheel-track”); see orbit. Compare the French exorbitant.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???z??b?t?nt/, /???z??b?t?nt/
Adjective
exorbitant (comparative more exorbitant, superlative most exorbitant)
- Exceeding proper limits; excessive or unduly high; extravagant.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:excessive
Translations
French
Etymology
From Late Latin exorbit?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.z??.bi.t??/
Adjective
exorbitant (feminine singular exorbitante, masculine plural exorbitants, feminine plural exorbitantes)
- exorbitant
- extortionate
Further reading
- “exorbitant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
From Late Latin exorbit?ns.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ant
Adjective
exorbitant (comparative exorbitanter, superlative am exorbitantesten)
- exorbitant
Declension
Synonyms
- maßlos
- unverschämt
Further reading
- “exorbitant” in Duden online
Romanian
Etymology
From French exorbitant, from Latin exorbitans.
Adjective
exorbitant m or n (feminine singular exorbitant?, masculine plural exorbitan?i, feminine and neuter plural exorbitante)
- extortionate
Declension
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