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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Ripp is originally a linebacker but spent parts of last year playing edge.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Consumers have been optimizing their spending for years, Thomas said, by making smart decisions to have the ability to still spend, particularly on discretionary items.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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But within a decade, Social Security could run short on funds to pay the full benefits Americans are counting on.—
Dennis W. Jansen,
The Conversation,
14 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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In a new report published by the American Enterprise Institute, Joseph W. Glauber lays out the potential impacts of Trump’s tariffs on U.S. farmers.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The Indus Waters Treaty lays out how India and Pakistan use water from six rivers that flow through both countries.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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