| improvident | adj (fml) thriftless, boros: people who are ~ will always be poor, orang yg boros sentiasa miskin; ~ habits, tabiat boros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spendthrift | adj boros: his ~ habits keep him poor, tabiatnya yg boros menjadikan dia susah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extravagant | adj 1. spending money wastefully, boros; (of taste) mewah: she is ~ when buying clothes, dia boros apabila membeli baju; a man of ~ tastes, lelaki yg mempunyai cita rasa yg mewah; 2. using too much (of st), (secara) membazir: the Administration’s ~ use of public funds was severely criticized, penggunaan dana awam yg membazir oleh Pentadbiran itu diselar dgn hebat; 3. costly, mahal-mahal: the rich who indulge in ~ luxuries feature largely in his novels, orang-orang kaya yg suka akan barang mewah yg mahal-mahal merupakan ciri utama dlm novel-novelnya; he showered her with ~ gifts, dia menghujaninya dgn hadiah yg mahal-mahal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squander | vt 1. spend (money etc) wastefully, menghabiskan [sst] secara boros: money spent on gambling is money ~ed, wang yg dikeluarkan utk berjudi ialah wang yg dihabiskan secara boros; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extravagance | n 1. wasteful spending, keborosan, sifat boros: he will have to curb his ~ if he wants to save any money, dia mesti mengekang keborosannya jika dia ingin menyimpan wang; 2. instance of this, pembaziran: her fur coat is needless ~, kot bulunya ialah pembaziran yg tdk perlu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improvidence | n (fml) lack of thrift or foresight, sifat boros, keborosan: he jeopardises his family’s future by his ~, sifat borosnya membahayakan masa depan keluarganya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prodigal | adj 1. (fml) wastefully or recklessly extravagant, membazir, boros: ~ expenditure, perbelanjaan yg membazir; his ~ life-style, cara hidupnya yg begitu membazir; the ~ son, anak yg pemboros; 2. lavish, generous, profuse, kaya, mewah: a mind ~ of new ideas, fikiran yg kaya dgn idea yg baru; Nigeria is a country where nature has been ~ with mineral sources, Nigeria ialah negara yg alamnya kaya dgn sumber-sumber galian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| style | 2. so’s characteristic conduct, way of life, gaya: extravagance is not my ~, sifat boros bukanlah gaya saya; the emergence of a national ~, kemunculan gaya nasional; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| squander | the boy ~ed all his pocket money on video games and Ninja Turtles, budak itu menghabiskan wang sakunya secara boros dgn membeli permainan video dan permainan Ninja Turtles; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| low water | be in ~, kesempitan wang: he found himself in ~ after his spending spree, dia mendapati dia kesempitan wang selepas berbelanja terlalu boros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |