splash out

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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Monday’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission showed that Anthropic, like other AI firms, is splashing out unprecedented amounts of cash on cloud services to run its AI models. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026 As previously reported, the partnership will splash out with official merchandise — including apparel, tote bags, hats, and more — available at LISA’s official Amazon store and PlayStation’s online store. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026 Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cat owners are splashing out for their feline friends. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026 Chander Agarwal showered Felicia Lee with Hermes, Dior and Prada items and splashed out tens of thousands of dollars on first class flight tickets. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for splash out

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