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extravagance

[ ik-strav-uh-guhns ]
/ ɪkˈstræv ə gəns /
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noun

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.

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RELATED WORDS

absurdity, luxury, exaggeration, excess, profusion, improvidence, exorbitance, lavishness, profligacy, outrageousness, overindulgence, folly, frill, amenity, recklessness, superfluity, expenditure, dissipation, wastefulness, prodigality

Nearby words

extraterrestrial, extraterritorial, extraterritoriality, extratropical cyclone, extrauterine, extravagance, extravagancy, extravagant, extravagantes, extravaganza, extravagate

Origin of extravagance

1635–45; < French, Middle French; see extravagant, -ance
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British Dictionary definitions for extravagance

extravagance

/ (ɪkˈstrævəɡəns) /

noun

excessive outlay of money; wasteful spending
immoderate or absurd speech or behaviour
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