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a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats
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On the balance of the play, Arsenal probably deserved more than nothing last season and the inverse was true at Villa Park on Saturday evening, decided by the host’s profligacy and conceding at a stage when Arsenal were stumbling.
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Aug. 2024
For stock investors, surging yields due to fiscal profligacy (as opposed to strong economic growth) would likely weigh on the stock market.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Getty Images These extremely high public debt burdens are not due to fiscal profligacy.
—Courtney Lindsay, WIRED, 13 July 2024
Weakness in French sovereign bonds has spilled over to Italy — Europe’s original poster child for fiscal profligacy.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 28 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1738, in the meaning defined above
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“Profligacy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profligacy. Accessed 9 Dec. 2024.
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profligacy
noun
prof·li·ga·cy
ˈpräf-li-gə-sē
: the quality or state of being profligate
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