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
Price gouging ‘scared a whole lot of tourists away’
Ahead of the Games, prices for hotels and Airbnbs skyrocketed with the expectation that tourists would be willing to shell out for lodging.
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
The city shelled out around $40 million in tax incentives for the move.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Both sides are shelling out hefty fees in legal representation for perhaps long-shot paydays.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to the cost of a Super Bowl ad slot, companies also have to shell out big bucks in production.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 17 Feb. 2025
The city shelled out around $40 million in tax incentives for the move.
—Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 12 Feb. 2025
Both sides are shelling out hefty fees in legal representation for perhaps long-shot paydays.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2025
In addition to the cost of a Super Bowl ad slot, companies also have to shell out big bucks in production.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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Edman spent much of the winter seemingly pegged to be the club’s everyday center fielder, with a chance to work into the infield mix occasionally.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
3 Mar. 2025
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That tune has now spent 28 frames somewhere on the country ranking, and lands at its all-time peak of No. 13 this time around.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Over the past three years, the US government has paid poultry producers more than $1.25 billon dollars to compensate them for the loss of their flocks.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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That’s the gameplan, and nobody pays better interest than the Lord.—
Scott Thompson,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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The conservative agenda laid out by Trump allies in Project 2025 calls for moving some HUD functions to other agencies, states or localities.—
Jennifer Ludden,
NPR,
22 Feb. 2025
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The 10-year budget lays out instructions for tax and spending cuts to various House committees.—
Margot Sanger-Katz,
New York Times,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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