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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The pair went on to share digs as apprentices at The Dell, Wilder even giving his slightly younger team-mate a lift in every morning after splashing out on a second-hand Ford Fiesta. —

Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 13 Aug. 2024 The billionaire behind Landry’s hospitality group splashed out $30 million to buy Keens Steakhouse back in November. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025 The answer is yes because having money and being able to splash out on the flashiest players are two different things altogether. —

Henry Flynn, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Elon Musk says society will ‘crumble’ if people don’t have more children—but even DINKs don’t want to splash out on childcare. —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for splash out