splash out

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

Occasionally eyebrows have been raised and tongues have clucked, as when Nancy Reagan splashed out on new china, but a simple and sober aesthetic has been maintained, as befits a democratic republic. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

As for capital spending, investors are eagerly awaiting the figure among all the hyperscalers as the sizzling race for AI compute has pressed companies to splash out $2 trillion in two years. — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Monday’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Anthropic, like other AI firms, is splashing out unprecedented amounts of cash on cloud services to run its AI models. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026

As previously reported, the partnership will splash out with official merchandise — including apparel, tote bags, hats, and more — available at LISA’s official Amazon store and PlayStation’s online store. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for splash out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout