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Etymology

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spendthrift +‎ -ness

Noun

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spendthriftness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
    • 2007 January 16, John Tierney, “The Voices in My Head Say ‘Buy It!’ Why Argue?”, in New York Times[1]:
      This gives me hope for a technological cure for spendthriftness: a credit card that would remind you of your outstanding balance every time you started to buy something.