From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Leisurespreespree /spriː/ noun [countable]DLENJOY/LIKE DOING somethinga short period of time when you do a lot of one activity, especially spending money or drinking alcoholon a spree
They went on a drinking spree.
a shopping spreeExamples from the Corpusspree• Then, against the background of bitter, violentparentalquarrels, Chester began a spree of delinquency.• Some stores were bright on reports of an eleventh-hour Christmas buyingspree.• He had been sentenced after going on a two-month crimespree.• In contrast Stanley's usually made the inspiredcalculations of a good invitation side out for a scoringspree.• Jonathan Dyson started the scoring spree by making a 43-yardreception on the Eagles' second play from scrimmage.• This is my first shopping spree.• In the nationalbettingholiday just past, teen-agers were full players in the spree.on a spree• In addition to the sugarcubes a large jelly had been made for the occasion, indicative of 1950s kidson a spree.• You took her petlamb Joseph out on a spree, didn't you?• We had such great funcollecting the toys because we bought them on days off when we were out on a spree.From Longman Business Dictionaryspreespree /spriː/ noun [countable]spending/buying/takeover etc spree a short period of time during which someone spends a lot of moneyConsumers went on a spending spree.The company embarked on a takeover spree during the 1980s.Originspree(1700-1800) Perhaps from Scottish Englishspreath“attack to steal cattle”, from Scottish Gaelicspreidh“cattle”
