largesse.

The generous distribution of money, gifts, or benefits, often by someone with power or wealth.

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Words that belong together

• royal largesse
• corporate largesse
• distribute largesse

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The village welcomed the duke's largesse while quietly counting what it might cost them later.

She accepted the scholarship but refused to praise the company's largesse in her speech.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.