pound-foolish

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Adjective pound-foolish has 1 sense

pound-foolish - unwise in dealing with large sums
Antonym: thrifty (indirect, via wasteful)

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Pound-foolish

Part of Speech: Adjective

Meaning: Foolishly spending or wasting money on trivial things while ignoring important or long-term financial matters.

Example Sentence: Don't be pound-foolish and splurge on luxurious vacations when you should be saving for retirement.

Part of Speech: Noun

Meaning: A person who spends money recklessly without considering the consequences.

Example Sentence: Peter's sister is a pound-foolish; she constantly buys expensive designer clothes without thinking about her mounting credit card debt.

Part of Speech: Adverb

Meaning: Referring to an action done in a foolish or careless manner without considering the potential consequences.

Example Sentence: The company's marketing team wasted their budget pound-foolishly on ineffective advertisements.

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