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выставление напоказ — meaning in English

vystavleniye napokaz

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English meaning

  • ostentation noun Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
  • splurge verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.

Senses

выставление напоказ is used for these senses in English:

  • ostentation Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
  • splurge An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. [from 1928]

ostentation — full definition

  1. noun Ambitious display; vain show; display intended to excite admiration or applause.
  2. noun A group of peafowl.
  3. noun A show or spectacle.

splurge — full definition

  1. verb To spend money freely and extravagantly.
  2. noun An instance of extravagant spending or indulgence.

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