to go on a shopping/spending spree

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• spending spree — noun A series of high value purchases made in a short time. Syn: shopping spree …   Wiktionary

• spree — [spriː] noun [countable] spending/​buying/​takeover etc spree a short period of time during which someone spends a lot of money: • Consumers went on a spending spree. • The company embarked on a takeover spree during the 1980s. * * * spree UK US… …   Financial and business terms

• spree — [ spri ] noun count a short period that you spend doing only one activity, especially something enjoyable such as spending money or drinking alcohol: a shopping/spending/buying spree …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• spree — noun (C) a short period of time doing something that you enjoy, especially spending money or drinking: go (off) on a spree: He s gone off on a drinking spree with his friends. | a shopping/spending etc spree: I m going on a shopping spree to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• spree — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ massive ▪ a massive buying spree ▪ buying, shopping, spending ▪ acquisition, hiring (both busine …   Collocations dictionary

• spree — UK [spriː] / US [sprɪ] noun [countable] Word forms spree : singular spree plural sprees a short period that you spend doing a particular activity, especially something enjoyable such as spending money or drinking alcohol a… …   English dictionary

• spree — [spri:] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from Scottish English spreath attack to steal cattle , from Scottish Gaelic spreidh cattle ] a short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcohol on a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shopping spree —    If you go on a shopping spree, you enjoy a lively outing, usually with much spending of money.     Liza is planning to go on a shopping spree as soon as she gets her bonus …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

• window-shopping — winˈdow shopping noun The activity of looking at goods in shop windows as the next best thing to buying them • • • Main Entry: ↑window * * * window shopping UK US noun [uncountable] the activity of looking at things in shop windows but not buying …   Useful english dictionary

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