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   extravagance

   /ɪkˈstravəɡ(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of restraint in spending money or using resources: "his reckless extravagance with other people's money" Similar profligacylack of thriftunthriftinessthriftlessnessimprovidencewastefulnesswasteoverspendingprodigalitysquanderinglavishnessimmoderationexcessrecklessnesslack of restraintirresponsibilityspendthrift behaviourfree-spending waysOpposite thrift
   • ▪ a thing on which too much money has been spent or which has used up too many resources: "salmon trout is an unnecessary extravagance" Similar luxuryindulgenceself-indulgencecomforttreatextranon-essentialfrillrefinementOpposite necessity
   • ▪ excessive elaboration: "the extravagance of the decor" Similar ornatenesselaboratenessdecorationembellishmentadornmentornamentationshowinessoverstatementostentationexaggerationover-elaboratenessexcessivenessexaggerationexaggeratednessunreservednessoutrageousnessimmoderationpreposterousnessabsurdityirrationalityrecklessnesswildnessexcessoverkilllack of restraint/reserveOpposite plainness

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from medieval Latin extravagant- ‘diverging greatly’, from the verb extravagari (see extravagant).

   Derivatives

   • 1. extravagancy noun

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   EXTRAVAGANCE definition: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of EXTRAVAGANCE is an instance of excess or prodigality; specifically : an excessive outlay of money. How to use extravagance in a sentence.

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   EXTRAVAGANCE meaning: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.

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   noun. excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money. Antonyms: frugality. an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions. Synonyms: lavishness, profusion. an extravagant action, notion, etc.: the extravagances one commits in moments of stress. extravagance.

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   Use the noun extravagance when you're talking about something that's over the top, especially when it comes to spending money. Ordering a $500 hamburger for dinner would be an extravagance.

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   ex·trav·a·gance. (ĭk-străv′ə-gəns) n. 1. The quality of being extravagant: the extravagance of the furnishings; the extravagance of his rhetoric. 2. Immoderate spending: His extravagance led to his financial ruin. 3. Something extravagant.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishEXTRAVAGANCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.

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   extravagance. noun. /ɪkˈstrævəɡəns/ [uncountable] the act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary. Such extravagance is shameful when there are people starving in the world. the sheer extravagance of buying such expensive clothes. Want to learn more?

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    How to use . extravagance in a sentence Cereal brings back memories of lazy mornings and easy extravagance , a time when worries were few and comfort was plenty. Cereal Cafe’s Big Bowl of Hate | David Levesley | December 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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    The quality of being extravagant. The extravagance of the furnishings; the extravagance of his rhetoric. A going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness.