The difference between Frugal and Spendthrift

When used as adjectives, frugal means avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed, whereas spendthrift means improvident, profligate, or wasteful.


Spendthrift is also noun with the meaning: someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

check bellow for the other definitions of Frugal and Spendthrift

  1. Frugal as an adjective:

    Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

  1. Spendthrift as an adjective:

    Improvident, profligate, or wasteful.

  2. Spendthrift as an adjective:

    Extravagant or lavish.

  1. Spendthrift as a noun:

    Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

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