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Profligacy

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dissolutionnounDissolving, or going into solution.
licentiousnessnounThe property of being licentious.
extravagancenounExcessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
dissipationnounThe act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
prodigalitynounWasteful extravagance.

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prodigalitynounWasteful extravagance.
extravagancenounExcessive or superfluous expenditure of money.
licentiousnessnounThe property of being licentious.
dissipationnounThe act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
dissolutionnounDissolving, or going into solution.
wastefulnessnounimprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
squanderingnounThe act by which something is squandered; wastage.
debaucherynounAn excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; scandalous and immoral activities; involving sex, alcohol, or drugs without inhibition.
wastagenoun(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
wastenounExcess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
wastingnounGradual deterioration or wasting away.
spoilagenounThe process of spoiling.
prodigalismnounThe condition of being a spendthrift; profligacy.
spendthriftnounSomeone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.
filcherynounTheft.
misspendingnounImproper, wasteful, or incorrect spending; squandering
frivolitynounstate of being frivolous
imprudencynoun(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
imprudencenoun(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
unprudencenoun(obsolete or nonstandard) Lack of prudence; imprudence.

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