The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
SPENDTHRIFT
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift
(adjective) recklessly wasteful; “prodigal in their expenditures”
spendthrift, spend-all, spender, scattergood
(noun) someone who spends money prodigally
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
spendthrift (comparative more spendthrift, superlative most spendthrift)
Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]
Extravagant or lavish.
Antonyms
• frugal
• thrifty
Noun
spendthrift (plural spendthrifts)
Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
Synonyms
• See spendthrift
Antonyms
• miser
• skinflint
Source: Wiktionary
Spend"thrift`, n.
Definition: One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis.
Spend"thrift, a.
Definition: Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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