extravagancies

Variant of extravagance

noun

  1. a going beyond reasonable or proper limits in conduct or speech; unreasonable excess
  2. a spending of more than is reasonable or necessary; excessive expenditure; wastefulness
  3. an instance of excess in spending, behavior, or speech

Origin: Fr: see extravagant

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