Synonyms of shelling out

shelling out

verb

present participle of shell out

as in spending

to hand over or use up in payment

we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• paying
• laying out
• giving
• forking (over, out, or up)
• disbursing
• expending
• running through
• throwing away
• outlaying
• dropping
• raining
• frittering (away)
• wasting
• lavishing
• blowing
• dissipating
• squandering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saving
• laying up
• making
• winning
• acquiring
• securing
• hoarding
• earning
• realizing
• gaining
• caching
• procuring
• garnering

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shelling out

Getting there would require Congress to fund the design of the project in 2028 and then continue shelling out cash for waves of construction for more than a decade afterward. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

But public school budget cuts have meant that teachers are increasingly shelling out their own money in order to supply their classroom. — Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Tech’s hyperscalers are shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars this year on capital expenditures to fuel data center develop and purchase the graphics processing units needed to fill them. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026

That means that the federal government is shelling out ever more on Social Security and Medicare. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

But shelling out $85 cash for this perfect, pilgrim/courthouse dress was the only right decision in that moment. — Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The Economics of Concerts Is Squeezing Fans—And Artists Fans are shelling out hundreds of dollars to see their favorite acts on tour this summer, from BTS to Noah Kahan. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Some real-estate experts contend, however, that institutions shelling out millions to underwrite a property are already dead set on recouping their investments. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026