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Definition of largess : Alt. of Largesse

Synonyms:

gift, bribe, give, openhandedness, munificence, bequest, gratuity, benefaction, donation, grant, tip, largesse, present, boon, transactions, cumshaw, perquisite, bounty

charity, bigness, greatheartedness, graciousness, bountifulness, benevolence, hospitableness, goodwill, hospitality, magnanimity, philanthropy, unselfishness, charitableness, generosity, freeness, altruism, greatness

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Usage examples:

• Mr. Mulrady had just signed a number of checks indicating his largess to those devoted adherents with the same unostentatious, undemonstrative, matter- of- fact manner that distinguished his ordinary business. - "A Millionaire of Rough-and-Ready", Bret Harte.
• The cook stands by for his accustomed largess. - "A Collection of College Words and Customs", Benjamin Homer Hall.
• The Marquis of Rosny, having distributed 60, 000 crowns among the leading politicians and distinguished personages at the English court, with ample promises of future largess if they remained true to his master, took an affectionate farewell of King James, and returned with his noble two hundred to recount his triumphs to the impatient Henry. - "Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete", John Lothrop Motley.