Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misthrift

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-thrift
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Extravagance; the wasting of money.

Uncountable

Etymology

From mis- + thrift.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Questions

What does misthrift mean?
Extravagance; the wasting of money.
Where does misthrift come from?
From mis- + thrift.

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