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splash out

British  

verb

  1. informal to spend (money) freely or extravagantly (on something)

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Alternatively, if you want to take a trip to Europe or splash out on a suite on a cruise, you could also use one year’s taxable RMDs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

So Intel had to splash out on the manufacturing expansion before the returns on those investments were there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

A 77-year-old terminally-ill man and his wife say they will splash out on a bungalow after winning £1m on the National Lottery.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2024

“For them to put a big splash out would be off the mark.”

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Maybe I imagined that big splash out there behind the fog.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick