PRODIGAL (OR PROFLIGATE) (Noun)

Meaning- Anyone who spends funds or money in an excessive or uncontrollable way.

Synonym- SPENDTHRIFT, SQUANDERING, THRIFTLESS

Uses-

•          Alisha was a prodigal who went through the income that her husband earned as if it were water.
•          Jane wrote a book about prodigals who had received large amounts of money from their parents and ended up living in poverty because they wasted the inheritances that they had received.
•          Prodigals are wasteful people who cannot live with their incomes, and then find that they cannot live within their credit accounts either.

              PRODIGAL (OR PROFLIGATE) (Adj.)

Meaning- 1) Descriptive of someone who is a spendthrift and reckless with money and other valuable goods.

                       2) referring to spending a large amount of funds without thinking of the future.

Uses-

•          Karl’ s neighbor has nothing left of his inheritance because of his prodigal behavior and excessive way of living.
•          There have been rumors that the company’ s CEO has been using prodigal money from the business which he has no right to.
•          During his campaign, the mayor swore to put an end to the government’ s profligate spending.