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    profligacy
    /ˈprɒflɪɡəsi/

    noun

    • 1. reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources: "there is no conceivable justification for such fiscal profligacy"
    • 2. licentious or dissolute behaviour: "the emperor's sexual profligacy"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROFLIGACY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Profligacy means the act of spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise, or bad or morally wrong behaviour. Learn more about the word, its pronunciation, synonyms and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › profligacyProfligacy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Profligacy is the quality or state of being profligate, which means immoral, corrupt, or extravagant. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles for profligacy.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › profligacyPROFLIGACY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Profligacy means shameless dissoluteness, reckless extravagance or great abundance. Learn the origin, usage and synonyms of this word from Dictionary.com, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › profligacyprofligacy noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    profligacy. noun. /ˈprɒflɪɡəsi/ /ˈprɑːflɪɡəsi/ [uncountable] (formal, disapproving) the fact or habit of using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way. How can such profligacy be justified? Want to learn more?

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROFLIGACY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Profligacy is the spending of too much money or the using of too much of something. It can also mean shameless dissoluteness or reckless extravagance. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and sentences with profligacy.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › profligacyProfligacy - definition of profligacy by The Free Dictionary

    Profligacy means dissolute or immoral behavior, or reckless and extravagant spending or behavior. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of profligacy in English and Spanish.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › profligacyProfligacy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of profligacy. noun. the trait of spending extravagantly. synonyms: extravagance, prodigality. see more. noun. dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. synonyms: dissipation, dissolution, licentiousness, looseness. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Profligacy."