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profligacy
noun
prof·li·ga·cy ˈprä-fli-gə-sē 
: the quality or state of being profligate
Synonyms
Example Sentences
a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats
Recent Examples on the Web No doubt Republicans will continue to hammer Democrats on out-of-control spending, particularly the American Rescue Plan, and how that profligacy has helped to turbocharge inflation at a time when supply was already low and demand quite high. 
Charlie Dent, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 These decisions were made worse by a years-long currency crisis brought on by the government’s fiscal profligacy. The Editors, National Review, 12 July 2022 Financing any new structure could mean foregoing tax-exempt status and soliciting private equity that would demand a return on its investment (a business imperative that seems quaint next to the profligacy of Norman). Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 Arsenal is banking on the change of scenery and opportunity to feature in the majority of games shaking one of the possible explanations for Jesus’s profligacy in front of goal. Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 24 July 2022 His exit may augur another era of fiscal profligacy and aversion to reform. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 July 2022 The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily — though, satisfyingly, there’s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins’s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 Such profligacy ultimately led to the shop’s demise in 1939. Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 With his dry wit, down-to-earth, slightly macho vibe, and a technique honed across decades in provincial repertory, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway, and the BBC, Cox is an economical performer and intolerant of profligacy. Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2022 See More
Charlie Dent, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022 These decisions were made worse by a years-long currency crisis brought on by the government’s fiscal profligacy. The Editors, National Review, 12 July 2022 Financing any new structure could mean foregoing tax-exempt status and soliciting private equity that would demand a return on its investment (a business imperative that seems quaint next to the profligacy of Norman). Eamon Lynch, USA TODAY, 24 July 2022 Arsenal is banking on the change of scenery and opportunity to feature in the majority of games shaking one of the possible explanations for Jesus’s profligacy in front of goal. Zak Garner-purkis, Forbes, 24 July 2022 His exit may augur another era of fiscal profligacy and aversion to reform. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 21 July 2022 The interviewers elicit confessions from the dirty cops a little too easily — though, satisfyingly, there’s no honor among thieves, the reckless profligacy of Jenkins’s thefts stirring an unexpected self-disgust among his troops. Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022 Such profligacy ultimately led to the shop’s demise in 1939. Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2022 With his dry wit, down-to-earth, slightly macho vibe, and a technique honed across decades in provincial repertory, the Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway, and the BBC, Cox is an economical performer and intolerant of profligacy. Jo Livingstone, The New Republic, 27 Jan. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1738, in the meaning defined above
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