Noun: prodigality ,pró-di'ga-lu-tee
- Spending money or using resources excessively or wastefully
"His prodigality with the company's funds raised eyebrows";
- extravagance, profligacy
- A luxurious and extravagant lifestyle, often involving excessive spending
"After winning the lottery, he embraced the prodigality of fancy cars and expensive restaurants";
- extravagance, lavishness, highlife, high life
Derived forms: prodigalities
Type of: dissipation, improvidence, shortsightedness, waste, wastefulness
Encyclopedia: Prodigality