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
The final winner of this event in 2022 shelled out more than $19 million.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The country shelled out $230 billion in interest payments in 2011 and will be paying $952 billion in interest over 2025.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
New parents also shell out for medical costs, diapers, clothing and feeding supplies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Adirondack Chairs Rather than shell out hundreds of dollars for a new Adirondack chair, why not take to Facebook Marketplace in search of a more affordable option?
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The country shelled out $230 billion in interest payments in 2011 and will be paying $952 billion in interest over 2025.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
New parents also shell out for medical costs, diapers, clothing and feeding supplies.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
Adirondack Chairs Rather than shell out hundreds of dollars for a new Adirondack chair, why not take to Facebook Marketplace in search of a more affordable option?
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for shell out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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Officials spent countless hours consulting with community members, in part, because one of the city’s busiest bus routes runs through the square.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Disney spent $100 million to produce and another $100 million on marketing efforts for the kid friendly adventure about a chaotic alien who crash-lands in Hawaii and gets adapted by a young girl and her older sister.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
25 May 2025
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That hasn’t stopped companies from throwing millions of dollars in bonuses and pay packages at star researchers, according to seven sources familiar with the matter.—
Anna Tong,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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This was a chance for the Phillips family to pay things forward and hear stories like theirs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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The President laid out this new doctrine in a series of speeches and meetings, most specifically during his speech in Saudi Arabia, at the same time announcing an array of commercial and energy deals designed to help bring it to reality.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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District Judge Steven Hippler of Ada County, Idaho, laid out the daily schedule and other details of the trial, set to begin Aug. 11, during one of the final court hearings Thursday.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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