spendthrift
Example Sentences
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When it became clear mom was nearing the end of her life, I suggested she set up a spendthrift trust to protect his inheritance.
From MarketWatch
A spendthrift trust “prevents your child from selling, borrowing against, or misusing their inheritance,” Cote says.
From MarketWatch
No one today any longer wishes to hear jokes about nagging mothers-in-law, spendthrift wives or old jalopies, and the men and women who once told them to hardy plaudits are now forgotten.
Trusts also allow you to put restrictions on how money is spent, which can be important if your heir is a minor child, a spendthrift or someone reliant on public benefits.
From Los Angeles Times
The U.S. government is hardly a spendthrift with arts dollars, but what if it were to pony up for the industry again?
From New York Times
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