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Starstuff Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
Waste
hi,
Can anyone help me find a verb stronger than waste?
Instead of saying "Don't be extravagant with your parents' money.", is it possible to say "Don't ____ your parents' money." ?
By the way, does a "black sheep" fit the person who wastes his/her parents' money, or is there a seemlier word for him/her?
Thanks!
Can anyone help me find a verb stronger than waste?
Instead of saying "Don't be extravagant with your parents' money.", is it possible to say "Don't ____ your parents' money." ?
By the way, does a "black sheep" fit the person who wastes his/her parents' money, or is there a seemlier word for him/her?
Thanks!
Top answer
" He/she might be called a spendthrift.
- " He/she might be called a spendthrift.
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"Don't squander your parents' money."
He/she might be called a spendthrift.
He/she might be called a spendthrift.
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yes, this might be a good one:
spendthrift
Function: noun
Text: one who dissipates his resources foolishly and wastefully <a spendthrift who lost his estate through gambling>
Synonyms high roller, prodigal, profligate, scattergood, spender, squanderer, unthrift, waster, wastethrift, wastrel
spendthrift
Function: noun
Text: one who dissipates his resources foolishly and wastefully <a spendthrift who lost his estate through gambling>
Synonyms high roller, prodigal, profligate, scattergood, spender, squanderer, unthrift, waster, wastethrift, wastrel
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