splash out

phrasal verb

splashed out; splashing out; splashes out
British, informal
: to spend a lot of money
If you really want to splash out, let's go to dinner and a show in town.
We can't afford to splash out that much money for luxuries.

Examples of splash out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In fact, there’s a growing trend in the wedding industry of inviting fewer people, but splashing out on other areas, according to Suglani. Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 13 July 2024 Need an excuse to splash out on some new napkins for hosting? Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 27 June 2024 Why not splash out on this cute hand soap that dispenses the perfect amount in the shape of a flower? Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2024 Meanwhile, Apple, thanks to OpenAI, gets the benefit of offering an advanced chatbot to consumers — potentially enticing users to spend more time on devices or even splash out on upgrades. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for splash out 

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“Splash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splash%20out. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

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