splash out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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“It says that you don’t want to splash out on a hotel or a proper restaurant.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 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
Ben: The problem with the Premier League is that teams get so much money for being in it for just one or two years and can afford to splash out on good players.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 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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