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   splurge

   /spləːdʒ/

   noun

   • 1. an act of spending money freely or extravagantly: "the annual pre-Christmas splurge"
   • ▪ a large or excessive amount of something: "there has recently been a splurge of teach-yourself books"

   verb

   • 1. spend (money) freely or extravagantly: "I'd splurged about £2,500 on clothes"

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally US): probably imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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