splurge
to spend an excessive amount of money
TRANSLATION
splurge = protzen; die Kauforgie
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Rolling Stone Magazine once asked several celebrities about their "biggest ever SPLURGES." Jessica Alba explained that she had recently bought a house. Mya had bought a $15,000 watch. Dave Matthews confessed that he had bought a winery ("I can't tell you how expensive it was, because it's obscene"). And Gina Gershon? "I spent $22 on a hamburger once. It was pretty good..."
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splurge
1.To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
2.To be showy or ostentatious.
verb transitive:
To spend extravagantly or wastefully.
noun:
1.An extravagant display.
2.An expensive indulgence; a spree.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
affectation, an act, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame up, frippery, front, grandstand play, layout, manifestation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, pretentiousness, revelation, sample, scene, shine, show, showboat, spectacle, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, unfolding, vanity
(Perhaps splurge is a blend of splash, and surge)
1.To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
2.To be showy or ostentatious.
verb transitive:
To spend extravagantly or wastefully.
noun:
1.An extravagant display.
2.An expensive indulgence; a spree.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Synonyms:
affectation, an act, arrangement, array, arrayal, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, for show, frame up, frippery, front, grandstand play, layout, manifestation, ostentation, ostentatiousness, pageant, panorama, parade, pedantry, pomp, presentation, pretension, pretentiousness, revelation, sample, scene, shine, show, showboat, spectacle, splash, splendor, splurge, spread, unfolding, vanity
(Perhaps splurge is a blend of splash, and surge)
