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Extravagance - English meaning

ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns

Extravagance – definitions in English dictionary

noun

Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

His reckless extravagance with other people's money

Synonims:

ProfligacyLack of thriftUnthriftinessThriftlessnessImprovidenceWastefulnessWasteOverspendingProdigalitySquanderingLavishnessImmoderationExcessRecklessnessLack of restraintIrres
noun

The practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary

Usage examples:

[ c ] in those days, a second car seemed like a needless extravagance.
noun

Behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to

Usage examples:

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.
noun

Something expensive that you buy even though you do not need it

Usage examples:

Perfume is my greatest extravagance.

Extravagance translation into English

Extravagance: translate from English into Chinese

Translate extravagance into Chinese (Simplified)}
奢侈, 丰富, 丰裕, 放肆的话, 放肆的言行, 挥霍无度

Extravagance: translate from English into Dutch

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Extravagantie, Buitensporigheid, Verkwisting, Overdaad, Spilzucht, Overdrijving

Extravagance: translate from English into French

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Extravagance, Gaspillage, Fantaisie

Extravagance: translate from English into German

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Extravaganz, Verschwendung, Luxus, Aufwand, Verschwendungssucht, Überspanntheit, Verstiegenheit, Übertriebenheit

Extravagance: translate from English into Hindi

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अपव्यय, फिजूलखर्ची, उच्छृखलता

Extravagance: translate from English into Italian

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La stravaganza, Prodigalità

Extravagance: translate from English into Korean

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사치, 방종한 언행

Extravagance: translate from English into Russian

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Экстравагантность, Расточительность, Сумасбродство, Блажь, Причуды, Несдержанность, Преувеличение, Крайность

Extravagance: translate from English into Spanish

Translate extravagance into Spanish}
Extravagancia, Derroche, Despilfarro, Prodigalidad, Lujo desmedido, Rareza, Exorbitancia, Lo excesivo, Dotación

Word origin

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

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Extravagance – similar words

extravagant

ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡənt

adjective

Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

It was rather extravagant to buy both
adjective

More expensive than is necessary or reasonable, or having the characteristics of being expensive

Usage examples:

Company executives enjoyed an extravagant lifestyle., top athletes are showered with extravagant gi…
adjective

Spending or costing a lot of money

Usage examples:

Severe cuts in public spending mean that demands for extravagant pay rises are no longer realistic.…
Extravagant - all meanings in English

extravagances

ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns

noun

Lack of restraint in spending money or using resources.

Usage examples:

His reckless extravagance with other people's money
noun

The practice of spending more money than is necessary or reasonable, or something that is expensive and not necessary

Usage examples:

[ c ] in those days, a second car seemed like a needless extravagance.
noun

Behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to

Usage examples:

I think she was shocked by my extravagance.
Extravagances - all meanings in English

Extravagance synonims

excess

ɪkˈses

noun

An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.

Usage examples:

Are you suffering from an excess of stress in your life?
adjective

Exceeding a prescribed or desirable amount.

Usage examples:

Trim any excess fat off the meat
noun

An amount that is more than acceptable, expected, or reasonable

Usage examples:

They both eat to excess (= a lot more than they need)., the company’s losses are in excess of (= mo…
Excess - all meanings in English

improvidence

ɪmˈprɒv.ɪ.dəns

noun

The quality of not planning carefully for the future, especially by spending money in a way that is unwise

Usage examples:

His improvidence frustrated his family and friends., they were victims of their own improvidence.
Improvidence - all meanings in English

lavishness

noun

The quality of being very expensive or impressive

Usage examples:

He liked to create an atmosphere of lavishness and luxury., the lavishness of the state rooms took …
Lavishness - all meanings in English

overspending

verb

Spend more than the expected or allotted amount.

Usage examples:

They overspent on the project
noun

An act of overspending.

Usage examples:

We have serious concerns because we know that within the nhs new projects have been started, and wh…
noun

The act of spending more money than you have or more than was planned or agreed

Usage examples:

Failure to tackle government overspending and debt has undermined investor confidence., last-minute…
Overspending - all meanings in English

prodigality

noun

The quality of spending or using large amounts of money, time, energy, etc., especially in a way that is not very wise

Usage examples:

His travels enhanced his reputation for prodigality., as a novelist, her power springs directly fro…
Prodigality - all meanings in English

profligacy

noun

Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.

Usage examples:

His financial prudence corrected the profligacies of nero
noun

The act of spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise

Usage examples:

The profligacy of the west shocked him., years of fiscal profligacy have left the country deeply in…
Profligacy - all meanings in English

recklessness

noun

Lack of regard for the danger or consequences of one's actions; rashness.

Usage examples:

To fire a loaded shotgun was an act of utmost recklessness
noun

Dangerous behaviour that shows that you are not thinking about the risks and possible results of your actions

Usage examples:

The accident was a result of recklessness., she had acted with extreme recklessness.
Recklessness - all meanings in English

squandering

verb

Waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.

Usage examples:

£100m of taxpayers' money has been squandered on administering the tax
verb

Present participle of squander

Usage examples:

They'll quite happily squander a whole year's savings on two weeks in the sun., ireland squandered …
Squandering - all meanings in English

waste

verb

Use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

We can't afford to waste electricity
adjective

(of a material, substance, or by-product) eliminated or discarded as no longer useful or required after the completion of a process.

Usage examples:

Ensure that waste materials are disposed of responsibly
noun

An act or instance of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Usage examples:

It's a waste of time trying to argue with him
Waste - all meanings in English

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