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
By contrast, just 70 miles west, expect to shell out $50 to $125 for samples, and good luck getting in without a reservation.
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
All together the company plans to shell out $2 billion in cash dividends and share repurchases over the three years.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Key Facts LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr, who helped acquire the company in 2022, told the Wall Street Journal his company shelled out $245,000 to win the rights to the Fyre Festival.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Over that time, Kansas City has significantly reduced its investment in its skill positions and shelled out money for less-than-stellar play elsewhere.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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David Dickstein, Oc Register, 17 Sep. 2025
All together the company plans to shell out $2 billion in cash dividends and share repurchases over the three years.
—Evan Clark, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
Key Facts LimeWire CEO Julian Zehetmayr, who helped acquire the company in 2022, told the Wall Street Journal his company shelled out $245,000 to win the rights to the Fyre Festival.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Over that time, Kansas City has significantly reduced its investment in its skill positions and shelled out money for less-than-stellar play elsewhere.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
Verb
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Kelly spent about an hour answering questions from students.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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In addition to the Reddit account, the Steam profile appearing to belong to Jahn pointed to the life of an avid gamer, with over 10,000 hours spent playing games like Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Rust.—
Jack Moore,
ABC News,
25 Sep. 2025
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Past contestants have confirmed that pay increases as the season progresses.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Two seasons ago, Detroit opted to throw him to the wolves, and his reputation started to pay the price.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Instead, Barrett stressed the importance of collegiality among the justices on the nation’s highest court and how her law clerks weed through the bevy of amicus briefs the court receives, only passing along to her those that lay out legal arguments rather than policy ones.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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Crevoiserat will define the new market and lay out the company’s three-year strategic plan at an investor meeting Wednesday.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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