profligacy
/ˈprɑflɪɡəsi/
noun
- Careless and wasteful spending of money or resources.
- His profligacy with the company's funds eventually got him fired.
- She criticized the profligacy of buying a new car every year.
- The government's profligacy led to a huge national debt.
- Extreme and immoral behavior, especially involving sex or drugs.
- The scandal revealed the profligacy of several wealthy celebrities.
- The novel describes the profligacy of the royal court in the 18th century.
- He abandoned his family for a life of profligacy and gambling.
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