largesse

Or lar·gess

[lahr-jes, lahr-jis]

noun

1. generous bestowal of gifts.

   Corporate sponsors can keep entire festivals and arenas alive with their largesse, so they need to be strategic about their giving.

2. a generous gift or gifts, such as of money.

   With the largesse received from these donors, the hospital has been able to purchase two new MRI machines.

3. generosity; liberality.

   He's a man of remarkable largesse of mind, heart, and soul.

largesse

/ lɑːˈdʒɛs /

noun

1. the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money

2. the things so bestowed

3. generosity of spirit or attitude

Word History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English largesse, from Old French; large, -ice

Word History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

C13: from Old French, from _large

Example Sentences

That largesse can be redeployed in the form of lower interest rates to support households and small and medium-size businesses.

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Economists warn the largesse might be a "financial Vietnam" for the United States, requiring Washington to pump in good money after bad to prop up Milei and the peso.

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Across much of the country’s media spectrum, prominent pundits had long been hammering away at “entitlements,” indignantly claiming that welfare recipients, disproportionately people of color, were sponging off government largesse.

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Around the same time, the Milwaukee Brewers responded to the Dodgers’ largesse with a move of their own that received considerably less attention.

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All they want from Lo is a story about their largesse; no anonymous donations here.

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Related Words

• allowance 
• award 
• benefit 
• bonus 
• contribution 
• donation 
• endowment 
• favor 
• giveaway 
• grant 
• legacy 
• offering 
• premium 
• present 
• relief 
• reward 
• souvenir 
• subsidy 
• tip 
• tribute