largess

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All of the money spent lobbying for a cut of the largess is also money sent to Washington that could have been spent actually creating wealth.

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  1. noun Liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner.
  2. noun Money or gifts bestowed.
  3. noun Generosity of spirit or attitude.

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  • This money supply expansion to cover government largess is the classic definition of inflation. —  Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy
  • "Without this federal largess, the consensus forecast for 2009 is for the recession to continue through most of the year," said Randell E. Moore, executive editor of Blue Chip Economic Indicators, which conducts the monthly survey of forecasters. —  Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
  • They don't deserve government largess, they deserve elimination. —  The Reality Check
  • It represents 8 or more years of greedy liberals waiting for federal largess, and now it's time for them to get theirs. —  The Redhunter
  • All of the money spent lobbying for a cut of the largess is also money sent to Washington that could have been spent actually creating wealth. —  Reason Magazine - Hit & Run
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  1. Middle English largesse, from Old French, from large, generous, from Latin largus.
 

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/ˈlɑrjɛs/
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