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
Major cloud providers such as Amazon and Microsoft are shelling out tens of billions of dollars a year to set up data centers to meet growing demand, particularly for AI.
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 June 2025
All told, the couple expect to shell out roughly $25,000 of their own money before moving back to Olive Avenue.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Big Tech is shelling out jaw-dropping compensation amid a fierce AI talent war.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Massachusetts taxpayers are shelling out an average of $3,496 a week for each family in the emergency shelter system, a decades-old program that was created to provide immediate, temporary housing to pregnant women and families with children, according to the report.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Jordan Novet, CNBC, 23 June 2025
All told, the couple expect to shell out roughly $25,000 of their own money before moving back to Olive Avenue.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 20 June 2025
Big Tech is shelling out jaw-dropping compensation amid a fierce AI talent war.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 18 June 2025
Massachusetts taxpayers are shelling out an average of $3,496 a week for each family in the emergency shelter system, a decades-old program that was created to provide immediate, temporary housing to pregnant women and families with children, according to the report.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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Taken together, this signals that tech and media behemoths are still betting that consumers will be willing to spend hundreds, if not thousands, to experience concerts, movies and sporting events beyond the confines of a traditional screen.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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The squad have spent the past week in nearby New York City, holed up in a hotel on affluent Fifth Avenue but occasionally allowed out to explore Manhattan between training sessions.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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That payment was bumped to $2 million when Blitzer took over; NWSL prices were already on the rise, and that was in line with what Angel City and the San Diego Wave paid when they were awarded teams in 2020 and 2021.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
8 July 2025
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A lot of users paid to have their dresses professionally preserved.—
Hannah Pittard,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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Using current examples as well as conflicts 35 and 80 years ago, the author lays out a compelling argument for the benefits of phasing out our dependence on oil and fossil fuels in general.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Officers eventually laid out spike strips and flattened tires on the fleeing vehicle.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 July 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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