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Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - largesse

 
 

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Largesse

largesse
 also largess  noun  Etymology: Middle English ~, from Anglo-French, from large  Date: 13th century  1. liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior; also something so given  2. generosity
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1.
  n. (also largess) 1 money or gifts freely given, esp. on an occasion of rejoicing, by a person in high position. 2 generosity, beneficence. Etymology: ME f. OF largesse ult. f. L largus copious ...
Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
  1. щедрый дар; щедрое пожертвование 2. уст. щедрость ...
Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
  Note: in AM, use 'largess' Largesse is a generous gift of money or a generous act of kindness. (FORMAL) ...grateful recipients of their largesse. ...his most recent act of largesse. N-UNCOUNT ...
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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  largess ~ n formal the quality or act of being generous and giving money or gifts to people who have less than you, or the money or gifts that you give ...
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
5.
  - 12c., from O.Fr. largesse "a bounty," from large (see large). ...
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