Definition of shell out
: pay
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Examples of shell out in a Sentence
we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets
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Last year, E&E News reported that the EPA had shelled out over $830,000 for round-the-clock security for Pruitt in his first three months in office — almost double the amount spent by previous EPA leaders.
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This brought about many a rumour, and one that's been persistent over the last week or so is that Liverpool are interested in taking the midfielder to Anfield - and would even shell out an incredible £158m attacker.
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The Sammons thought shelling out nearly $10,000 for an eight-day trip seemed worth it.
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SocGen may shell out $1 billion to end probes into Libor rigging and alleged bribery in Libya, people familiar said.
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Training for the voyage One day last week, Dawson and her coach, Conal Groom of the Seattle Rowing Center, carried a one-person shell out onto the water east of the Ballard Bridge.
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Black Hills shelled out nearly $500 million to build the facility, a price tag that the company has passed on to consumers via higher electricity rates.
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West reportedly shelled out $85,000 to license it, according to Rolling Stone.
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Assuming there is somehow a large enough supply of the shirts, Randall will have to shell out close to $7 million to send one to everyone who took him up on his offer.
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First Known Use of shell out
1801
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