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The definition of a splurge is a showy display or an extravagant purchase.

(noun)

An example of a splurge is the purchase of a brand new luxury vehicle.

Splurge is defined as to spend money extravagantly, or to show off.

(verb)

An example of splurge is to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a vacation.

See splurge in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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noun

any very showy display or effort
a spell of extravagant spending

Origin: echoic blend of spl(ash) + (s)urge

intransitive verb splurged, splurging

to make a splurge; show off
to spend money extravagantly

Related Forms:

splurger noun

See splurge in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb splurged splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es

verb, intransitive

To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
To be showy or ostentatious.

verb, transitive

To spend extravagantly or wastefully.

noun

An extravagant display.
An expensive indulgence; a spree.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps blend of splash

Origin: and surge

Related Forms:

splurgˈy adjective

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