| | Word of the Day — December 19, 2012December 19, 2012 - Scott Viau Profligate — PROF-lih-GAIT — recklessly extravagant, wasteful with resources Example: "Sheila Bair in Fortune suggested we create a sliding payment for Washington: 'If the economy does well and if they get our fiscal house in order, those Treasury bonds should hold their value; if they continue their profligate ways, their pay would drop.'" | in: News, Blogs & Events Web |