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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Netflix clearly believes in the movie, splashing out what is potentially the second most-ever paid domestically for any foreign-language film.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion were the second-biggest spenders behind Chelsea in Europe’s five top leagues last summer, splashing out almost £200million ($258m) on nine new signings for Fabian Hurzeler’s first season as head coach.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
With Fender Studio, users can get much of that same functionality, a boon for folks who don’t want to splash out on fancy software to make demos or to record basic audio tracks.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 24 May 2025
The sector is grappling with some of its slowest growth in years, weighed down by China’s property crisis while rising prices have deterred shoppers from splashing out on new fashion.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 26 May 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion were the second-biggest spenders behind Chelsea in Europe’s five top leagues last summer, splashing out almost £200million ($258m) on nine new signings for Fabian Hurzeler’s first season as head coach.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
With Fender Studio, users can get much of that same functionality, a boon for folks who don’t want to splash out on fancy software to make demos or to record basic audio tracks.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 24 May 2025
The sector is grappling with some of its slowest growth in years, weighed down by China’s property crisis while rising prices have deterred shoppers from splashing out on new fashion.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Splash out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/splash%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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