splurge

/ˈsplɜrdʒ/ v [I/T]

Definition

› to spend money on something that is more expensive than you usually buy: [I] We could save the money or splurge on a new car splurge

/ˈsplɜrdʒ/ n [C] › We go to that restaurant for our big end-of-the-year splurge.

(Definition of splurge v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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