SPREE


Meaning of SPREE in English

spree /spriː/ BrE AmE noun [countable]

[ 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 spree

They went on a drinking spree.

a shopping spree

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.