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    Prof·li·ga·cy
    /ˈpräfləɡəsē/

    noun

    • 1. reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources: "there is no conceivable justification for such fiscal profligacy"
    • 2. licentious or dissolute behavior: "the emperor's sexual profligacy"
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  3. Profligacy is the quality or state of being profligate, which means immoral, corrupt, or debauched. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of profligacy.

  4. Profligacy means spending money or using something in a wasteful and foolish way, or behaving badly or immorally. Learn how to pronounce profligacy and see related words and phrases in different languages.

  5. Profligacy means shameless dissoluteness, reckless extravagance, or great abundance. Learn how to use this word in a sentence, see synonyms, and avoid confusion with prodigality.

  6. Profligacy is the trait of spending extravagantly or behaving shamelessly. Find the origin, usage, and translations of this word in different languages, as well as related terms and examples from various sources.

  7. profligacy: 1 n the trait of spending extravagantly Synonyms: extravagance , prodigality Type of: improvidence , shortsightedness a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources n dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure Synonyms: dissipation , dissolution , licentiousness , looseness Type of: intemperance , ...

  8. Profligacy is a noun that means the fact or habit of using money, time, materials, etc. in a careless way. Learn how to pronounce, use and collocate this word with the Oxford dictionary app.

  9. 3 days ago · Profligacy is the spending of too much money or the using of too much of something. It can also mean shameless dissoluteness or reckless extravagance. See synonyms, word origin and usage examples from The Guardian and The Times.

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