LARGESSE Definition & Meaning

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largesse

or 濒补谤路驳别蝉蝉

[ lahr-jes, lahr-jis ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

generous bestowal of gifts:
Corporate sponsors can keep entire festivals and arenas alive with their largesse, so they need to be strategic about their giving.
a generous gift or gifts, such as of money:
With the largesse received from these donors, the hospital has been able to purchase two new MRI machines.
generosity; liberality:
He's a man of remarkable largesse of mind, heart, and soul.

largesse

/ 濒蓱藧藞诲萧蓻蝉 /

noun

the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money
the things so bestowed
generosity of spirit or attitude

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

First recorded in 1175鈥�1225; Middle English largesse, from Old French; large, -ice

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of largesse¹

C13: from Old French, from large

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At the same time, the government must tread carefully: It relies on the largesse of Washington, which pays roughly $1.45 billion into state coffers and $425 million more in military assistance.

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The deceptively named RBG PAC was another beneficiary of Musk's largesse.

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However, the conception of NPR as an entity that only exists thanks to government largesse is false.

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Harris鈥檚 glimmers of senatorial interest in scaling back military largesse faded into standard bellicosity.

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Those days of American largesse are expected to be over as soon as Biden leaves the White House.

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