as in to spend
to hand over or use up in payment
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Recent Examples of shell out
National Nurses United for Patient Protection, the PAC for the nurses union that has endorsed Low, has also emerged as a big spender, shelling out $252,020.
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Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Since shelling out $25,000-$30,000 for a bag in the secondary market is well beyond the price range of most consumers, investors genuinely interested in owning a handbag can do so by purchasing fractional shares.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Instead of shelling out $10 monthly for the rest of your days to Google, FileJump only asks for a one-time $89 payment for 2TB of storage.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Since shelling out $25,000-$30,000 for a bag in the secondary market is well beyond the price range of most consumers, investors genuinely interested in owning a handbag can do so by purchasing fractional shares.
—Garth Friesen, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Instead of shelling out $10 monthly for the rest of your days to Google, FileJump only asks for a one-time $89 payment for 2TB of storage.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 18 Oct. 2024
Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Miller spends many hours in the space, whose glass roof is by Global Solarium, not having to worry about soiling the teak table and rattan chairs by Sika or concrete counters by Cement Elegance.David Foxley, Architectural Digest, 20 Nov. 2024
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Trending Nationally Atmospheric river heading into Bay Area, will bring first major storms of winter rainy season Boston is spending millions on bike lanes amid a budget crunch.The Denver Post, The Denver Post, 20 Nov. 2024
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In addition, Steward’s ownership team paid itself a $100 million dividend and CEO de la Torre bought a $40 million yacht, McGrory wrote.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 28 Nov. 2024
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If an American is working in Paris and paying taxes to the French government, for example, a complex system of tax credits limits their liability to the U.S. government.Tyler Cowen, Sun Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Little has been revealed about the new A350 business class cabin beyond the fact that the seats will be provided by Safran—the same company that designed Emirates’ business class seats on the A380 planes—and it will likely be laid out in a 1-2-1 configuration with aisle access for each passenger.Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Nov. 2024
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Terra Carta derives its name from the historic Magna Carta which laid out the fundamental rights and liberties of the English people more than 800 years ago.Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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