Extravagances - English meaning

ɪkˈstræv.ə.ɡəns

Extravagances – 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.

Extravagances translation into English

Extravagances: translate from English into Chinese

铺张浪费, 丰富, 丰裕, 放肆的话, 放肆的言行, 挥霍无度

Extravagances: translate from English into Dutch

Extravaganties, Buitensporigheid, Verkwisting, Overdaad, Spilzucht, Overdrijving

Extravagances: translate from English into French

Extravagances, Extravagance, Gaspillage, Fantaisie

Extravagances: translate from English into German

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

Extravagances: translate from English into Hindi

अपव्यय, उच्छृखलता

Extravagances: translate from English into Italian

Stravaganze, Prodigalità

Extravagances: translate from English into Korean

사치, 방종한 언행

Extravagances: translate from English into Russian

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

Extravagances: translate from English into Spanish

Extravagancias, 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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Extravagances – 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

extravagance

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.

Extravagance - all meanings in English

Extravagances 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

ˈlæv.ɪʃ.nəs

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 …

noun
The fact of being large in quantity or degree
Usage examples:
People do not dare question the lavishness of his spending., the lavishness of farm subsidies means…

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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