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   ex·trav·a·gance

   /ikˈstravəɡ(ə)ns/

   noun

   • 1. lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources: "his reckless extravagance with other people's money" Similar profligacylack of thriftunthriftinessthriftlessnessimprovidencewastefulnesswasteoverspendingprodigalitysquanderinglavishnessimmoderationexcessrecklessnesslack of restraintirresponsibilityspendthrift behaviorfree-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-indulgencecomforttreatextranonessentialfrillrefinementOpposite necessity
   • ▪ excessive elaborateness of style, speech, or action: "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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   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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   Extravagance definition: excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money.. See examples of EXTRAVAGANCE used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXTRAVAGANCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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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.

7. 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.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › extravaganceExtravagance - definition of extravagance by The Free Dictionary

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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.