splash out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The prolonged war has meanwhile dampened drivers’ desire to splash out on new cars around the world, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
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
The revelation late Thursday that Amazon will splash out even more than expected this year might have drawn cheers until recently, but not in this environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
It means some shoppers will be refused this type of credit and the ability to splash out on something potentially unaffordable in a few clicks could be slowed down.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2025
Maybe I imagined that big splash out there behind the fog.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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