extravagance
noun
ex·trav·a·gance
ik-ˈstra-vi-gən(t)s 
1
a
: an instance of excess or prodigality
specifically
: an excessive outlay of money
b
: something extravagant
a new car is an extravagance we can't afford
2
: the quality or fact of being extravagant
the extravagance of the decorations
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Examples of extravagance in a Sentence
The reorganization of the department was aimed at reducing extravagance.
That coat is an extravagance that you can't afford.
Going to the play will be our one extravagance for this vacation.
I was shocked by the extravagance of their lifestyle.
The church is known for the extravagance of its architecture.
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Within the hour, our kitchen counters had vanished beneath an extravagance of desserts: airy strawberry cream cake, chocolate cake with mortar-thick icing, sticky sweet tres leches, a wedge of cheesecake, a wedge of Key lime pie, tiramisu and on and on.
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Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Polestar might become an extravagance too far for Geely.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
Lenkov, whose primary residence is a few miles inland, acknowledged that his Malibu beach house was an extravagance.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Thematically, both rappers get a chance to highlight their strengths as storytellers, painting a picture of the internal tension of transforming a life in the trenches into a life of extravagance.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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Caity Weaver, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Polestar might become an extravagance too far for Geely.
—Carlton Reid, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2025
Lenkov, whose primary residence is a few miles inland, acknowledged that his Malibu beach house was an extravagance.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
Thematically, both rappers get a chance to highlight their strengths as storytellers, painting a picture of the internal tension of transforming a life in the trenches into a life of extravagance.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 24 Jan. 2025
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extravagance
noun
ex·trav·a·gance
ik-ˈstrav-i-gən(t)s
1
a
: the wasteful or careless spending of money
b
: something that is extravagant
2
: the quality or fact of being extravagant
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