Definition of profligacy in English:

profligacy

noun ˈprɒflɪɡəsiˈprɑfləɡəsi

mass noun

1Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.
the government returned to fiscal profligacy
count noun his financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero
Example sentencesExamples
- Offering credit cards to students would have been considered an unthinkable act of profligacy on behalf of the banks a decade earlier.
- Locals are stunned by the profligacy as deadlines are passed and the budget overruns by millions of dollars.
- The domestic public debt is not the product of state profligacy.
- Meanwhile, the country is paying an onerous price for its profligacy.
- Years of profligacy under the previous regime condemned them to their debt.
- The investors demanded that the profligacy stop.
- The late goal was painful punishment for their profligacy.
- Most of us know people who misuse their credit cards through holiday spending sprees or random acts of profligacy.
- The country needs to borrow to pay for this profligacy.
- The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry.
2Licentious or dissolute behaviour.
the emperor's sexual profligacy
an era of extreme decadence and profligacy
Example sentencesExamples
- It has a serious problem with young people's sexual profligacy.
- The shameless profligacy of the emperor's life was such as to shock even a jaded Roman public.
- It isn't just sexual profligacy that will land you in trouble.
- Her youthfulness, liberalism, drug taking and sexual profligacy made her an easy target.
- This show conveyed the haunted profligacy of the artist and his work.

Definition of profligacy in US English:

profligacy

nounˈprɑfləɡəsiˈpräfləɡəsē

1Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources.
the government returned to fiscal profligacy
count noun his financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero
Example sentencesExamples
- Meanwhile, the country is paying an onerous price for its profligacy.
- Locals are stunned by the profligacy as deadlines are passed and the budget overruns by millions of dollars.
- Offering credit cards to students would have been considered an unthinkable act of profligacy on behalf of the banks a decade earlier.
- The late goal was painful punishment for their profligacy.
- The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry.
- The investors demanded that the profligacy stop.
- The country needs to borrow to pay for this profligacy.
- Years of profligacy under the previous regime condemned them to their debt.
- Most of us know people who misuse their credit cards through holiday spending sprees or random acts of profligacy.
- The domestic public debt is not the product of state profligacy.
2Licentious or dissolute behavior.
the emperor's sexual profligacy
an era of extreme decadence and profligacy
Example sentencesExamples
- The shameless profligacy of the emperor's life was such as to shock even a jaded Roman public.
- This show conveyed the haunted profligacy of the artist and his work.
- It has a serious problem with young people's sexual profligacy.
- It isn't just sexual profligacy that will land you in trouble.
- Her youthfulness, liberalism, drug taking and sexual profligacy made her an easy target.

单词	profligacy
释义	Definition of profligacy in English: profligacy noun ˈprɒflɪɡəsiˈprɑfləɡəsi mass noun 1Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. the government returned to fiscal profligacy count noun his financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero Example sentencesExamples Offering credit cards to students would have been considered an unthinkable act of profligacy on behalf of the banks a decade earlier. Locals are stunned by the profligacy as deadlines are passed and the budget overruns by millions of dollars. The domestic public debt is not the product of state profligacy. Meanwhile, the country is paying an onerous price for its profligacy. Years of profligacy under the previous regime condemned them to their debt. The investors demanded that the profligacy stop. The late goal was painful punishment for their profligacy. Most of us know people who misuse their credit cards through holiday spending sprees or random acts of profligacy. The country needs to borrow to pay for this profligacy. The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry. 2Licentious or dissolute behaviour. the emperor's sexual profligacy an era of extreme decadence and profligacy Example sentencesExamples It has a serious problem with young people's sexual profligacy. The shameless profligacy of the emperor's life was such as to shock even a jaded Roman public. It isn't just sexual profligacy that will land you in trouble. Her youthfulness, liberalism, drug taking and sexual profligacy made her an easy target. This show conveyed the haunted profligacy of the artist and his work. Definition of profligacy in US English: profligacy nounˈprɑfləɡəsiˈpräfləɡəsē 1Reckless extravagance or wastefulness in the use of resources. the government returned to fiscal profligacy count noun his financial prudence corrected the profligacies of Nero Example sentencesExamples Meanwhile, the country is paying an onerous price for its profligacy. Locals are stunned by the profligacy as deadlines are passed and the budget overruns by millions of dollars. Offering credit cards to students would have been considered an unthinkable act of profligacy on behalf of the banks a decade earlier. The late goal was painful punishment for their profligacy. The introduction of some form of private finance initiative would eradicate much of the profligacy within the industry. The investors demanded that the profligacy stop. The country needs to borrow to pay for this profligacy. Years of profligacy under the previous regime condemned them to their debt. Most of us know people who misuse their credit cards through holiday spending sprees or random acts of profligacy. The domestic public debt is not the product of state profligacy. 2Licentious or dissolute behavior. the emperor's sexual profligacy an era of extreme decadence and profligacy Example sentencesExamples The shameless profligacy of the emperor's life was such as to shock even a jaded Roman public. This show conveyed the haunted profligacy of the artist and his work. It has a serious problem with young people's sexual profligacy. It isn't just sexual profligacy that will land you in trouble. Her youthfulness, liberalism, drug taking and sexual profligacy made her an easy target.
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