noun
- the quality or state of being extravagant; excessive spending or lavish expenditure
- something extravagant; an instance of excessive or immoderate behavior
Usage: often used to describe wasteful or immoderate behavior with money
Usage: often plural; refers to specific acts or items that are wasteful or luxurious
Examples
- The king's extravagancy in building palaces nearly bankrupted the kingdom.
- Her extravagancy with designer clothes shocked her practical parents.
- The company criticized the CEO's extravagancy during the economic downturn.
- Such extravagancy was considered inappropriate for a public official.
- He warned against the extravagancy of spending money on unnecessary luxuries.
- The extravagancy of the wedding reception exceeded all reasonable expectations.