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
Companies wanting to take advantage of that advertising opportunity could shell out up to $250,000 to procure naming rights to the 150-year-old event and place their logos outside the White House.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Robby Soave Robby Soave delivers radar on reporting that the Kamala Harris campaign shelled out $10 million for influencers to post content in her favor.
—The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Those who seek tickets on the secondary market can expect to shell out thousands to gain access to the hallowed grounds.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Homebuyers are shelling out big money up front to avoid high monthly payments as mortgage rates hover near 7%.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2025
Robby Soave Robby Soave delivers radar on reporting that the Kamala Harris campaign shelled out $10 million for influencers to post content in her favor.
—The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Those who seek tickets on the secondary market can expect to shell out thousands to gain access to the hallowed grounds.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Homebuyers are shelling out big money up front to avoid high monthly payments as mortgage rates hover near 7%.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 2 Apr. 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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Massey spent the last seven years re-launching the company as president and CEO under Rob Stringer, chairman of Sony Music Group.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Werner heard that one of her scholarships—which had been administered by the center—was being eliminated, sending her into a panic about how to pay for school.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Federal investigators ultimately found that its officers use excessive force, discriminate against Black people, conduct stops and searches without probable cause, and arrest people purely for not having the money to pay fines.—
Topher Sanders,
ProPublica,
14 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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In addition to making this point, Justice Sonia Sotomayor lays out in her dissent many of the other absurdities and legal sleights-of-hand that undergird this debacle.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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