prodigality

noun

Definition of prodigalitynext
1
as in waste
an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint his purchase of a new yacht was only one of a series of reckless prodigalities

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2
as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prodigality
  1. waste
  2. generosity
  3. extravagance
  4. luxury
  5. profusion
Noun
  • Governments should support and incentivize organisations to implement Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, and policies around public transport and waste management can also help businesses lower their environmental footprint.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Daniel Alvarez is in the business of finding solutions to reduce their waste steam and lower costs.
    Austin Corona, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of waste
Noun
  • Your generosity should have been acknowledged, and when the wedding was called off, your money should have been returned rather than applied to a mother/daughter vacation.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In business and in charity, Bernie was unparalleled in generosity and goodwill.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of generosity
Noun
  • The staging remains perched on the edge of extravagance, only flirting with splendor.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
  • In a lawsuit pending in Los Angeles Superior Court, Shangri-La has accused its former CFO, Cody Holmes, of embezzling housing money and spending it on personal extravagances, including tickets to the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, jewelry and rent for a Beverly Hills mansion.
    Anna Scott, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024
Definition of extravagance
Noun
  • In the mayoral race, City Councilmember Martínez Beltrán challenged Turner, with the pair often publicly at odds on issues ranging from peace resolutions in the Israel-Gaza war to tax deals for a luxury hotel.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • As in any luxury real estate property, the penthouses are particularly well-appointed, with spacious great rooms that showcase the view and outdoor space.
    Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of luxury
Noun
  • Both are experiments in light—the former considering how a profusion of illuminated rooms and cars had reshaped the Manhattan sky, the latter mulling how a gigantic boulder can turn a sunny landscape dark.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 12 Sep. 2024
  • By Judy Berman September 5, 2024 12:40 PM EDT What more could possibly be left to say about TV’s post-Big Little Lies profusion of glossy domestic thrillers?
    Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024
Definition of profusion
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