splurge

/splɜːdʒ/ verb [I, T]

Definition

› to spend a lot of money on something which you want but do not need: We could either save the money or splurge on a new car.

splurge noun [C] › Their biggest splurge each year is a five-day skiing vacation.

(Definition of splurge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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