Honey, I know the budget is tight, but do you think we could splurge a bit and have a night out at a fancy restaurant this weekend?
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Splurge
/splɜːd͡ʒ/
Synonyms for "splurge" (103 found)
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10 entriesannual splurgeholiday splurgeimpulse purchaseluxury itemluxury purchaseone-off purchaseoverspendingpamperingspending spreeweekend splurge
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12 entriesimpulse buyingimpulsive splurgelavish splurgeluxury purchaseoverspendspend lavishlyspending spreesplurge budgetsplurge itemsplurge purchasesplurge spreetreat yourself
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I had thought of buying a used car, but since I'm earning a decent amount of money now, I decided to splurge and buy a new one.
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By looking for bargains and scrimping a little on many everyday items, Mary can afford to splurge once or twice a year on a spa treatment or going to a beauty salon.
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After Tom was promoted to managing director, Mary told him to splurge on the made-to-measure Italian suit he'd always wanted but never before could afford.
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