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- Dictionarysplurge/spləːdʒ/
noun
- 1. an act of spending money freely or extravagantly: "the annual pre-Christmas splurge"
verb
- 1. spend (money) freely or extravagantly: "I'd splurged about £2,500 on clothes"
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SPLURGE definition: 1. to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods: 2. an occasion when…. Learn more.
The meaning of SPLURGE is an ostentatious effort, display, or expenditure. How to use splurge in a sentence.
SPLURGE meaning: 1. to spend a lot of money on buying goods, especially expensive goods: 2. an occasion when…. Learn more.
Splurge definition: to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, especially a costly one. See examples of SPLURGE used in a sentence.
1. to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe. 2. to show off. v.t. 3. to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously. n. 4. an ostentatious display.
verb. If you splurge on something, you spend a lot of money, usually on things that you do not need. We splurged on Bohemian glass for gifts, and for ourselves. [VERB + on] Splurge is also a noun. I'm confident that there's enough in the bank for a splurge on a great pair of shoes. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
To splurge is to indulge yourself. You can also go on a splurge if you spend a lot or act extravagantly in another way. Anyone might have a cupcake. If you have 10 cupcakes, that's a splurge. When you go on a splurge or are splurging, it usually applies to money.
Synonyms for SPLURGE: consume, lose, spend, exhaust, waste, indulge, overspend, deplete; Antonyms of SPLURGE: save, protect, preserve, hoard, conserve, lay up, economize, skimp.
Jun 30, 2024 · splurge (third-person singular simple present splurges, present participle splurging, simple past and past participle splurged) ( informal) ( transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) gush; to flow or move in a rush . The tomato sauce was splurged all over the chips.
The word "splurge" is correct and usable in written English. It can be used to describe a special treat or indulgence in a leisure activity such as a shopping spree. For example, "I decided to have a splurge and treat myself to a new purse.".
