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.
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Its clubs regularly splash out the most on crowd-pulling transfers.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Netflix has historically made a big splash out of Sundance.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
The wealthy have been splashing out large amounts of cash on flamboyant sports cars and elegant saloons since the early 1900s.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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Henry Flynn, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2025
While smaller, cheaper properties were rushing toward showers-only loos, luxury hotels splashed out on trophy bathrooms with deluxe showers and shapely, free-standing tubs in one space.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Netflix has historically made a big splash out of Sundance.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025
The wealthy have been splashing out large amounts of cash on flamboyant sports cars and elegant saloons since the early 1900s.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 20 Feb. 2025
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 11 Mar. 2025.
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