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prodigality

/ˌprɒdɪˈɡæləti/noun

उच्चारण प्रॉडिगैलटी

फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची, अपव्यय

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noun
  1. 1

    [U] formal, disapproving

    the habit of spending money or using resources too freely and carelessly

    फ़िज़ूलख़र्ची, अपव्यय

    • His prodigality soon used up his inheritance.
    • The report criticized the prodigality of state spending.

    Synonyms extravagance wastefulness profligacy lavishness squandering

    Opposite thrift frugality economy parsimony

  2. 2

    [U] literary

    a very large amount of something

    प्रचुरता, बहुतायत

    • The prodigality of nature amazed the travellers.

    Synonyms abundance profusion plenty

    Opposite scarcity dearth

◇Word family
prodigal adjective
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

extravagance wastefulness profligacy lavishness squandering abundance profusion plenty

Antonyms

thrift frugality economy parsimony scarcity dearth

§Grammar and usage

The prodigal son is a person who leaves home and wastes money but later returns sorry.

The prodigal son ऐसा व्यक्ति है जो घर छोड़कर धन उड़ा देता है लेकिन बाद में पछताकर लौट आता है।