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Dictionary: splurge   (splûrj) pronunciation


v., splurged, splurg·ing, splurg·es.

v.intr.
  1. To indulge in an extravagant expense or luxury.
  2. To be showy or ostentatious.
v.tr.
To spend extravagantly or wastefully.

n.
  1. An extravagant display.
  2. An expensive indulgence; a spree.

[Perhaps blend of SPLASH and SURGE.]

splurgy splurg'y adj.

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v

Definition: spend lavishly
Antonyms: hoard, save


WordNet: splurge
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.)


The verb splurge has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: indulge oneself
  Synonym: fling

Meaning #2: be showy or ostentatious


Translations: Splurge
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brilleren, pralende optræden
v. intr. - flotte sig, vise sig, prale, slå om sig med penge
v. tr. - vise sig, prale, flotte sig, rulle sig ud, strø om sig med penge

Nederlands (Dutch)
rijkelijk uitgeven, grote vertoning

Français (French)
n. - folie
v. intr. - claquer (pour)
v. tr. - claquer (de l'argent) (pour)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wirbel
v. - unbekümmert Geld ausgeben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χλιδή, επίδειξη (πλούτου), μόστρα, εντυπωσιακή προβολή
v. - κάνω επίδειξη/μόστρα, καταξοδεύω/-ομαι

Italiano (Italian)
ostentazione, spese grosse, spendere e spandere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ostentação (f)
v. - ostentar

Русский (Russian)
выставление на показ, хвастовство, поток, ливень, выставлять на показ, пускать пыль в глаза, кутить, тяжело плюхнуться

Español (Spanish)
n. - ostentación, faroleo
v. intr. - derrochar, gastar, farolear, fachendear, hacer ostentación
v. tr. - derrochar, farolear, ostentar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vräkighet, skrävel
v. - briljera, skrävla, vräka ut pengar, vräka sig, frossa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
卖弄, 夸示, 炫耀, 挥霍, 夸耀

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 賣弄, 誇示, 炫耀
v. intr. - 炫耀, 揮霍, 賣弄
v. tr. - 揮霍, 誇耀

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 과시, 크게 자랑하기, 대기염
v. intr. - 사치를 하다, 과시하다, 기염을 토하다
v. tr. - 자랑해 보이다, 기염을 토하다, (돈을) 물쓰듯 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 散財する, 見せびらかす
n. - 散財

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) يصرف مالا كثيرا, يبذخ (فعل) بذخ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפגנת ראווה‬
v. intr. - ‮עשה רושם, הפגין בראוותנות‬
v. tr. - ‮בזבז‬


 
 
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