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- Dictionaryex·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 Opposite
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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.
The meaning of EXTRAVAGANCE is an instance of excess or prodigality; specifically : an excessive outlay of money. How to use extravagance in a sentence.
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.
EXTRAVAGANCE meaning: 1. behaviour in which you spend more money than you need to: 2. something expensive that you buy…. Learn more.
noun. excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money. Antonyms: frugality. an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions. Synonyms: lavishness, profusion. an extravagant action, notion, etc.: the extravagances one commits in moments of stress. extravagance.
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.
Extravagance is the spending of more money than is reasonable or than you can afford.
The quality of being extravagant. The extravagance of the furnishings; the extravagance of his rhetoric. A going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess. A spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness.
How to use . extravagance in a sentenceCereal brings back memories of lazy mornings and easy extravagance, a time when worries were few and comfort was plenty.
excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money. an instance of this: That sports car is an inexcusable extravagance. unrestrained or fantastic excess, as of actions or opinions. an extravagant action, notion, etc.: the extravagances one commits in moments of stress. French, Middle French; see extravagant, - ance. 1635–45.
