Profligacy

/pɹˈɒflɪɡəsi/

/ˈpɹɔfɫɪˌɡæsi/

[noun]

Profligacy

[NOUN]

dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

synonyms : dissipation

dissolution

licentiousness

looseness

the trait of spending extravagantly

synonyms : extravagance

prodigality

Examples

1. [0:43:08], nevertheless the profligacy of Platonism in this regard really is breathtaking.

2. And Germany may well be more predisposed towards financial profligacy, given the current weakness in global manufacturing.

3. The wanted the right to own property, and to shield their families’ financial security from the profligacy of drunken husbands.

4. And so when we eventually discuss where this all leads, I mean, the financial profligacy perverts the economic incentives of the real economy, which then perverts the moral fiber of the society, which leads to political consequences.