splurge
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6.9
- noun
- /splɜrdʒ/
- Informal
:
capricho
- Some students were quick to criticize the university for the splurge when the Holloway Commons Dining Hall reopened in January after a $10.5 million renovation, according to Boston.com.
- an occasional splurge
- a big splurge
- worth the splurge
Let's talk about these splurge worthy items and just get going.
- Let's talk about these splurge worthy items and just get going.
- Also another splurge that I love, this is from YSL.
- This is worth the splurge Eyelash curler This is from Kevin Aquan.
- OK, this is a bit of a splurge, but to me I feel like this essential covers a lot of faces.
- Then my main splurge in America.
- I'm just going to tell myself that even though we both know it's just because I wanted to have a splurge clothes.
- It's a little bit of a splurge but that's one of my go TOS after my vitamin C.
- But specifically it's macadamia nuts because this summer I bought myself a giant bag from Costco splurge, you know, treat yourself.
Examples
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That's okay, it's one of our splurges, and we can cut back in other ways.
Blog text (2) -
The Orient Collection is a splurge (US$550-3000), but oh, that classic lacquered surface and silk lining...
Blog text (1) -
I would say the biggest splurge at this point is probably food.
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First, it involved making a modest splurge, which I almost never did.
Blog text (1) -
An occasional splurge was good for the soul.
Fiction book (1993) -
That was a total splurge, but that makes me excited for spring cocktails and cocktail gardens.
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I just really felt like I needed a splurge and that's exactly what I did.
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Heck, a week in Switzerland alone was a splurge, but I'd been wanting to go for years.
Blog text (3) -
One pretty decent dress I bought in a wild splurge last summer—sixty-two bucks, on sale.
Fiction book (1993) -
For her birthday, she treated herself to a lavish splurge on a designer handbag.
Synonyms
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3.4
A short time when someone buys many things quickly and spends a lot of money
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6.8
Spending a lot of money in a wasteful way
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3.6
A short time when someone buys many things without control
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9.8
A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost
Antonyms
How Extravagant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Splurge probably began as a playful sound for a sudden show or 'splash'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a money splash — a splurge is a sudden, fancy spend or treat when you spend a lot.