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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Lloyds said its customers buying Oasis tickets on a major UK ticket selling site splashed out more compared with any other music concert over the past three years, parting with an average of £563 ($731) per debit card transaction during the first day of ticket sales in August.
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
For those splashing out on a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon, Tradewind Aviation offers direct private charter flights to the island from a number of different locations across the U.S. and the Caribbean, including nearby islands like St. Kitts, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
Brighton would not ordinarily splash out £30million ($38.5m) on a teenager, but the 19-year-old Gambian winger signed from Newcastle United hit the ground running in pre-season.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
At the same time, only 24 percent of the people who were polled set their limit at $1,000 per night, meaning the number of high-earning travelers splashing out on extravagant vacations might be shrinking.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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Anna Cooban, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
For those splashing out on a once-in-a-lifetime honeymoon, Tradewind Aviation offers direct private charter flights to the island from a number of different locations across the U.S. and the Caribbean, including nearby islands like St. Kitts, St. Thomas, and Puerto Rico.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2024
Brighton would not ordinarily splash out £30million ($38.5m) on a teenager, but the 19-year-old Gambian winger signed from Newcastle United hit the ground running in pre-season.
—Andy Naylor, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
At the same time, only 24 percent of the people who were polled set their limit at $1,000 per night, meaning the number of high-earning travelers splashing out on extravagant vacations might be shrinking.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Splash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splash%20out. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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