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

Elena Chertovskikh | Istock Editorial | Getty Images Even if vacationers continue shelling out, higher costs for a discretionary experience like travel could weigh on their psyche, according to Brian LeBlanc, PNC’s senior economist. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

My family has managed to avoid shelling out thousands for travel teams so far, because sports are supposed to be fun … right? — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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

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