Splurge
verb
To spend a lot of money on something, typically for pleasure or celebration.
She decided to splurge on a new dress for her birthday party.
Often appears as...
- splurge on something
- splurge out
noun
An act of spending money freely or extravagantly.
Our holiday was a bit of a splurge, but we had a great time.
Often appears as...
- a bit of a splurge
- a major splurge
verb
To spend a lot of money on something, typically for pleasure or celebration.
She decided to splurge on a new dress for her birthday party.
Often appears as...
- splurge on something
- splurge out
noun
An act of spending money freely or extravagantly.
Our holiday was a bit of a splurge, but we had a great time.
Often appears as...
- a bit of a splurge
- a major splurge
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Often used to express self-indulgence or treating oneself, usually in a positive tone.
After getting his bonus, he decided to splurge on a luxury watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Commonly associated with special events like birthdays, holidays, or celebrations.
They splurged on a fancy hotel for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Usage
Often used in past tense to refer to money already spent.
She splurged on a spa day last weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Often used to express self-indulgence or treating oneself, usually in a positive tone.
After getting his bonus, he decided to splurge on a luxury watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Commonly associated with special events like birthdays, holidays, or celebrations.
They splurged on a fancy hotel for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Usage
Often used in past tense to refer to money already spent.
She splurged on a spa day last weekend.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Context
Often used to express self-indulgence or treating oneself, usually in a positive tone.
After getting his bonus, he decided to splurge on a luxury watch.
Pro Tip 2/3Special Occasions
Commonly associated with special events like birthdays, holidays, or celebrations.
They splurged on a fancy hotel for their anniversary.
Pro Tip 3/3Past Tense Usage
Often used in past tense to refer to money already spent.
She splurged on a spa day last weekend.
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Video examples
Cakes of Deception PIPE...
how's it going if you happened upon our stand which cake would you try first would you grab a slice of the cheap cake or would you splurge on the good stuff well the good news is we're actually giving away samples of each cake for free so what we're doing is we're opening a cake shop we have two kinds of
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What happens in your...
I'm talking Kenyan, single-origin coffee that we splurged and got. And that was when the problem started already. You know, my husband, he deemed this coffee blend superior to our regular and much cheaper coffee, which made me imagine a life based solely on fancy coffee
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Cakes of Deception PIPE...
how's it going if you happened upon our stand which cake would you try first would you grab a slice of the cheap cake or would you splurge on the good stuff well the good news is we're actually giving away samples of each cake for free so what we're doing is we're opening a cake shop we have two kinds of
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What happens in your...
I'm talking Kenyan, single-origin coffee that we splurged and got. And that was when the problem started already. You know, my husband, he deemed this coffee blend superior to our regular and much cheaper coffee, which made me imagine a life based solely on fancy coffee
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Quote examples
Nora Ephron
American Author
Here are some questions I am constantly fretting over: Do you splurge, or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it's your last, or do you save your money on the chance you'll live 20 more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be too long?
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Bobby Berk
American Designer
To me, the one thing you should splurge on, if you only have a certain amount of money to spend, is your bed because you spend about 30 percent of your life in bed, and you should be comfortable, and you should wake up every day just feeling good.
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NeNe Leakes
American Actress
One thing to avoid is trendy stuff, though - you gotta go timeless. Even if you want a little luxury in your life and you want to splurge on a Gucci bag, pick a great black one you can wear all the time.
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Katie Leclerc
American Actress
The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.
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Claressa Shields
American Athlete
I consider my diet more of a life plan in general, and I have my days where I'll splurge, but I stay disciplined.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
Marriage isn't important for me. It's just a social announcement where we splurge on feeding a lot of people.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.
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Zoe Lister-Jones
American Actress
I'm a health-food junkie, so all of my food is a splurge, money-wise!
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Zac Efron
American Actor
If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good.
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Kiernan Shipka
American Actress
Some things are worth the splurge.
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Nora Ephron
American Author
Here are some questions I am constantly fretting over: Do you splurge, or do you hoard? Do you live every day as if it's your last, or do you save your money on the chance you'll live 20 more years? Is life too short, or is it going to be too long?
Quote examples
Bobby Berk
American Designer
To me, the one thing you should splurge on, if you only have a certain amount of money to spend, is your bed because you spend about 30 percent of your life in bed, and you should be comfortable, and you should wake up every day just feeling good.
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NeNe Leakes
American Actress
One thing to avoid is trendy stuff, though - you gotta go timeless. Even if you want a little luxury in your life and you want to splurge on a Gucci bag, pick a great black one you can wear all the time.
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Katie Leclerc
American Actress
The iPad was my first splurge after I got my first paychecks. I paid off the debt, and I now bring the iPad with me to auditions.
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Claressa Shields
American Athlete
I consider my diet more of a life plan in general, and I have my days where I'll splurge, but I stay disciplined.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
Marriage isn't important for me. It's just a social announcement where we splurge on feeding a lot of people.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.
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Zoe Lister-Jones
American Actress
I'm a health-food junkie, so all of my food is a splurge, money-wise!
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Zac Efron
American Actor
If I splurge on anything, it's cologne. I love smelling good.
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Kiernan Shipka
American Actress
Some things are worth the splurge.
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