Meaning & use
prodigality
Wasteful and excessive spending or use of money, resources, or time.
See it in a sentence
His prodigality left him deeply in debt within just a few years of inheriting the fortune.
The kingdom's treasury suffered under the prince's prodigality and endless extravagant feasts.
A note on using this word
Prodigality is a formal, literary word closely related to prodigal, as in the parable of the prodigal son.
Words with a similar meaning
extravagancewastefulness
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Words with an opposite meaning
frugalitythrift
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