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shells out

verb , present tense third-person singular of shell out

Synonyms and Antonyms of shells out

to hand over or use up in payment

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

Synonyms of shells out

disburses, drops, expends, forks (over, out, or up), gives, lays out, outlays, pays, spends

Words Related to shells out

lavishes, rains

blows, dissipates, fritters (away), runs through, squanders, throws away, wastes

Near Antonyms of shells out

caches, hoards, lays up, saves

acquires, earns, gains, garners, makes, procures, realizes, secures, wins

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