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 Notably, across the country Americans will spend up to $63 per person for a meal out, with 45 percent of Gen Zers open to splashing out even more. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2024 Likewise, consumers who splash out on Canada Goose expect a certain quality. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2024 The mass splashes out toward the periphery, forming something concave—a parabola. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2024 Finally, those with a heftier budget could splash out on a stay at Gleneagles Townhouse. —

Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 18 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for splash out

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