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
Whiskey fans would have to shell out three times as much for bottles of brands like Jameson and Tullamore Dew — which are produced in Ireland — while vodka lovers would have to save up for Polish vodkas like Belvedere.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy companies are wary of investing in alternative fuel infrastructure when there aren’t any ships that run on the new fuel, and shipbuilders are want to avoid shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to build vessels for which there is no steady fuel supply.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2025
Higher auto part prices mean higher repair costs, which means insurers will have to shell out more cash for claims and then pass those costs to consumers through higher premiums.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In February, consumer confidence — which can help to signal how much shoppers are willing to shell out — saw the biggest drop since 2021.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Energy companies are wary of investing in alternative fuel infrastructure when there aren’t any ships that run on the new fuel, and shipbuilders are want to avoid shelling out hundreds of millions of dollars to build vessels for which there is no steady fuel supply.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Mar. 2025
Higher auto part prices mean higher repair costs, which means insurers will have to shell out more cash for claims and then pass those costs to consumers through higher premiums.
—Yacob Reyes, Axios, 19 Mar. 2025
In February, consumer confidence — which can help to signal how much shoppers are willing to shell out — saw the biggest drop since 2021.
—Gabrielle Fonrouge,leslie Josephs, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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As their name suggests, these tortoises spend most of their time in large burrows that are usually 15 feet long and 6.5 feet deep.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tabor and Kummer spend many all-nighters analyzing and comparing vessels, ideas, designers, and shipyards.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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At its heart, the trial was about whether college athletes and former college athletes should be paid more than nothing for use of their NIL in video games and other products.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Students have very real fears about paying for college Just to be clear, the Education Department still exists, and cannot be closed without an act of Congress.—
Anna North,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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Supporters of Greenland development laid out their arguments during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing earlier this year.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Isaacman, 42, laid out a series of objectives in his opening remarks today, topping the list with crewed spaceflight goals.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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