largess

or lar·gesse

[ lahr-jes, lahr-jis ]

/ lɑrˈdʒɛs, ˈlɑr dʒɪs /

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Definition of largess

noun

generous bestowal of gifts.

the gift or gifts, as of money, so bestowed.

Obsolete. generosity; liberality.

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Origin of largess

1175–1225; Middle English largesse<Old French; see large, -ice

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH largess

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How to use largess in a sentence

This time, they are roughly 700 uber-rich Americans and the assets that grow in value every year and make their largess even more obscene.
One Very Big Problem With the Democrats' Billionaires Tax|Philip Elliott|October 27, 2021|Time
Pinto’s campaign has largely been funded by her family’s significant largess.
The boldness of Randy Downs|Brock Thompson|October 15, 2020|Washington Blade
One doesn’t want to have to rely on the largess of other countries to protect their population.
These countries aren’t waiting for a U.S., China, or U.K. COVID vaccine|Claire Zillman, reporter|August 26, 2020|Fortune
If rock and roll is doing its job, it should be an enemy of the state, not the recipient of its largess.
The Great Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Swindle|Nick Gillespie|December 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Most of that largess went to pay for advertising backing GOP candidates or attacking Democrats.
Exclusive: California Grand Jury Probing Shadowy Money Groups|Peter H. Stone|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Estimates have the paper operating at losses of tens of millions of dollars every year, made up by Adelson's largess.
Is The Israeli Press Only "Partly Free"?|Ali Gharib|May 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
During that robust year, Goldman employed 30,522 people and showered them with $20.2 billion of largess.
Wall Street’s Middle Class Suffers as Business Changes|Rob Cox|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
After all, she was the recipient of the largess at the center of this case, not a director or perpetrator of it.
Anatomy of John Edwards’s Admission: His Former Speechwriter Speaks|Diane Dimond|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Confiding in the accustomed largess and kindness of your Majesty, we shall say no more.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Even after Mr. Parnell had secured the allegiance of the farmer class by his great largess in the shape of 20 per cent.
The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886|Various
But hay had always seemed to him a free largess, like grass and water, and this looked like very good hay.
Kings in Exile|Sir Charles George Douglas Roberts
Bbur left himself stripped so bare by his far-flung largess that he was nick-named Qalandar (Firishta).
The Bbur-nma in English|Babur, Emperor of Hindustan
But all the banqueting and largess did not disenchant the ominous mansion.
The Weird Sisters, Volume I (of 3)|Richard Dowling