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largesse
[lahr-jes, lahr-jis]
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
/ ɑːˈɛ /
noun
the generous bestowal of gifts, favours, or money
the things so bestowed
generosity of spirit or attitude
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of largesse1
Example Sentences
The modern spending review was conceived by Gordon Brown in an era when he wanted to flaunt his largesse.
That’s all fine and good, they say, because they didn’t accept the largesse in exchange for ruling in a particular case in a particular way.
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.
The deceptively named RBG PAC was another beneficiary of Musk's largesse.
However, the conception of NPR as an entity that only exists thanks to government largesse is false.
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