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Noun
S:
(n)
splurge
(an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.))
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derivationally related form
S:
(n)
orgy
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binge
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splurge
(any act of immoderate indulgence)
"an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
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Verb
S:
(v)
splurge
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fling
(indulge oneself)
"I splurged on a new TV"
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S:
(v)
consume
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squander
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waste
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ware
(spend extravagantly)
"waste not, want not"
S:
(v)
drink
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tope
(drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic)
"The husband drinks and beats his wife"
S:
(v)
fritter
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frivol away
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dissipate
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shoot
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fritter away
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fool
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fool away
(spend frivolously and unwisely)
"Fritter away one's inheritance"
S:
(v)
luxuriate
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wanton
(become extravagant; indulge (oneself) luxuriously)
S:
(v)
lavish
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shower
(expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns)
"He was showered with praise"
S:
(v)
overspend
(spend at a high rate)
S:
(v)
splurge
,
fling
(indulge oneself)
"I splurged on a new TV"
derivationally related form
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S:
(v)
splurge
(be showy or ostentatious)
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derivationally related form
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