0 the act of spending money or using something in a way that wastes it and is not wise:
Years of fiscal profligacy have left the country deeply in debt.
The party took 12 months to plan and featured the type of profligacies that only the super rich can afford.
His profligacy was legendary; he reportedly fathered 43 children.
They were told to keep quiet about the Governor's profligacies.
He was angry at his wife's profligacy and insisted she return the items.
Some officials suggest that the rise in bankruptcies reflects profligacy among Americans.
He will have to renounce his lifestyle of privilege and profligacy.
