SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
extravagance
noun
Excessive spending or use of resources; also an unusually lavish purchase or display.
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Excessive spending
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Usage distinction
Return to topA luxury can be an extravagance in a particular budget; profligacy strongly condemns reckless spending.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See extravagance in use
Custom furniture seemed an extravagance when the group already had adequate tables.
Preparing a small apartment dinner, Jae worried that renting a second set of decorative plates would be an extravagance when enough suitable plates were already available.
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