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
The bet being placed by CNN, that a meaningful number of paying subscribers will shell out for video news, stands in contrast with the prevailing sentiment at other major companies like CBS and NBCUniversal.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
On the other end of the spectrum, the platform just acquired distribution rights for a raft of Ringer podcasts, increasing the chances sports fans throw on Netflix rather than YouTube when looking for sports chatter without having to shell out for more exclusive game rights.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Game Pass allows subscribers to pay $30 a month for access to a catalog of hundreds of games without having to shell out roughly $70 for each new title.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Paramount shelled out $7 billion for an exclusive seven-year deal for the rights to UFC.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
On the other end of the spectrum, the platform just acquired distribution rights for a raft of Ringer podcasts, increasing the chances sports fans throw on Netflix rather than YouTube when looking for sports chatter without having to shell out for more exclusive game rights.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Game Pass allows subscribers to pay $30 a month for access to a catalog of hundreds of games without having to shell out roughly $70 for each new title.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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Han says the funds raised through the Hong Kong listing will help the robotaxi firm continue to spend on R&D and deployment.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Carter tells Rolling Stone the band approached him about joining the upcoming lineup in late September and have spent the time since working through booking and logistics.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
5 Nov. 2025
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Adding another big contract would have been prohibitive ahead of an offseason where the Ravens will want to pay center Tyler Linderbaum, nose tackle Travis Jones, tight end Isaiah Likely and several others.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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On Tuesday, supervisors also unanimously passed a measure calling on the federal government to immediately start paying SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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The policy memorandums lay out in detail his plans to enhance physical fitness, grooming standards and military readiness.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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While the cakes bake, lay out two clean tea towels and dust them with the confectioners' sugar.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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