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Spendthrift vs Savings - What's the difference?

spendthrift | savings |

As nouns the difference between spendthrift and savings

is that spendthrift is someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully while savings is that which has been saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.

As an adjective spendthrift

is wasteful, improvident or profligate.

spendthrift

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * spendthrift trust

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Wasteful, improvident or profligate.
  • Lavish or extravagant.

    • savings

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • That which has been saved, particularly money that has been set aside for the future.
    • The collapse of Enron wiped out the life savings of many people, leaving them poor in their retirement.
  • English plurals

    • Derived terms

    * life savings

    Antonyms

    * (that which has been saved) dissavings