prodigal
adjective
formaluk/ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl/us/ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/spendingor usinglargeamountsofmoney,time,energy, etc.,especiallyin a way that is not verywise:
The prodigallandlordspendsthemoneyasfastas hereceivesit.
There have beenrumoursthat he has been prodigalwithcompanyfunds.有传闻说他一直在挥霍公司的资金。
Synonyms
extravagant
profligateformal
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generous(CHARACTER)
verygreatinamountordegree:
Growing up, hebenefitedfrom the prodigalartsfundingin France.
Helaidon anotherdemonstrationof his prodigaltalentswith anamazinggoal.
Wasting
- boondoggle
- dissipate
- dissipation
- down the drainidiom
- fritter
- piss
- pisssomethingaway
- prodigality
- prodigally
- profligacy
- profligate
- spendthrift
- throw good money after badidiom
- throwsomethingaway
- toss
- tosssomethingaway
- uneconomic
- wastage
- waste not, want notidiom
- wasted
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prodigal
noun[C]
/ˈprɒd.ɪ.ɡəl//ˈprɑː.dɪ.ɡəl/someone whospendsor useslargeamountsofmoney,time,energy, etc.,especiallyin a way that is not verywise:
The prodigals among them will always be morenumerousthan themisers.
She, who wasformerlya prodigal,showedherselfsuddenlywiseand sheloathedhershamefuldeeds.
someone whoreturnsto aplace,organization,team, etc. afterpreviouslyleavingit:
Theygreetedhim with thewarmthof areturningprodigal.
There have been asignificantreturnof prodigals to thechurch.
Paying money
- advance
- ante up (something)
- balance
- burn a hole insomeone'spocketidiom
- chargeable
- co-finance
- compensate
- congestion charge
- cough
- foot
- lash
- pay top dollaridiom
- payer
- ransom
- settle up
- sink intosomething
- spender
- splash out(something)
- spring forsomething
- stretch tosomething
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