SHELLED OUT Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

shelled out

verb

past tense of shell out

as in paid

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 shelled out Von der Leyen has said the EU in the first 54 days of the Iran war shelled out 25 billion euros ($29 billion) more to import oil and gas while facing the risk of a longer-term jet fuel shortage. —

ABC News, 17 June 2026 Some fans shelled out $250 for parking at the American Dream mall and walked through a tunnel to MetLife, while others hoofed it to the stadium. —

Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 16 June 2026 Chalamet's sold for $1,202 and a buyer shelled out $1,505 for Jenner's. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 Inside Madison Square Garden, where fans have shelled out minimum $10,000 to be in the building, only one brand is advertising directly to women. —

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 June 2026 Google, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM have shelled out millions on the technology, which proponents claim will solve complex problems, including drug discovery. —

Annie Palmer,samantha Subin, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Steyer’s campaign shelled out payments to creators for as low as $60 and as high as $50,000, according to the latest filings. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026 Around the same time Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announced their engagement in December 2024, the couple quietly shelled out $35 million for a sprawling Spanish-style estate in a prime pocket of Beverly Hills that was once owned by Joker and The Hangover director Todd Phillips. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 May 2026 Mark Davis paid $2 million for Vegas, while the group led by Larry Gottesdiener shelled out $5 million. —

Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelled out

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But some of the payments Newsom solicited went to nonprofits Siebel Newsom is involved with, and which have paid her a salary.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
All that plus nightly turndown service and 24-hour room service reflect the careful attention paid to guests at Moon Palace The Grand—Cancun.

— Chelsea Adams, USA Today, 20 June 2026

Definition of paid

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Reid had already spent two seasons playing Lestat through other characters’ memories and perspectives.

— Precious Fondren, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
The foundation spent around $850 million to construct the Obama center, nearly three times the original $300 million estimate.

— David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026