"spending spree" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spending sprees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spending spree (plural spending sprees)
  1. An expensive series of purchases made in a short time. Synonyms: shopping spree Translations (series of purchases): Kaufrausch [masculine] (German), покупательский всплеск (pokupatelʹskij vsplesk) (Russian), покупательский бум (pokupatelʹskij bum) (Russian), торго́вый бум (torgóvyj bum) (Russian)

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