The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word WASTING which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1949.
Prodigal spending crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| WASTING | 100 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Prodigal spending
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- spendthrift
- extravagant
- lavish
- prodigality
- profligate
- abligurition
- large
- prodigally
- profuse
- spender
- wastrel
- plentiful
Crossword Answer definitions
WASTING verb- To devastate, destroy
- To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
- To kill; to murder.
- To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear out.
- Gradually lose weight, weaken, become frail.
- To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength, value etc. gradually.
- To damage, impair, or injure (an estate, etc.) voluntarily, or by allowing the buildings, fences, etc., to fall into decay.
- Gradual deterioration or wasting away.
- The act by which something is laid waste; destruction.
- Causing a waste, or wasting away; causing pronounced loss of body mass.
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