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

With record-high airfares, splashing out on business class isn’t possible for every flight. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Ayuso has been heralded as one of the future stars of the sport and the Dane would have been conscious of that when the team splashed out millions to sign the 23-year-old. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026

For years, the wrap on the cart featured an electric-pink chain-link fence and a giant, floating bacon, egg, and cheese next to a similarly giant, floating coffee splashing out of its cup. — Clio Chang, Curbed, 22 June 2026

Caroline Scheufele, the artistic director and co-president of Chopard, splashed out as per custom and threw the amfAR gala on May 21 at the Hotel du Cap - Eden Roc in Cap d’Antibes. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Rhymes for splash out

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