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
Americans can expect to shell out a record $784, on average, to cool their homes from June through September, according to a new analysis by the National Energy Assistance Directors Association and the Center for Energy Poverty and Climate.
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Grocery shoppers brace to pay more for eggs, meat and other staples
Egg prices are stabilizing after a sharp run-up earlier this year, but grocery shoppers are already getting used to shelling out more for those and other pantry staples.
—Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
United spent £96m and are 14th, Spurs spent £80m and are 16th, West Ham spent £85m and are 17th, while Ipswich shelled out a net spend of £107m and are heading down.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Grocery shoppers brace to pay more for eggs, meat and other staples
Egg prices are stabilizing after a sharp run-up earlier this year, but grocery shoppers are already getting used to shelling out more for those and other pantry staples.
—Amina Kilpatrick, NBC news, 11 May 2025
The program shells out roughly $20 million each year on individualized home safety assessments, home hardening and vegetation clearing grants and evacuation route clearing operations.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 30 Apr. 2025
United spent £96m and are 14th, Spurs spent £80m and are 16th, West Ham spent £85m and are 17th, while Ipswich shelled out a net spend of £107m and are heading down.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shell out
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One-quarter of all U.S. consumers also plans to decrease spending or abstain from buying on Amazon Prime Day this summer, according to data from Akeneo.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
6 June 2025
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The turtle's transmitters will last two months, allowing Lang and partnering technicians to track how the turtles spend their summer.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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These fast-track measures can be used only if proponents agree to pay higher wages to construction workers or set aside a portion of the project for low-income housing on land considered the least environmentally sensitive.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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That work has given him enough money to pay for car insurance and other expenses, but not enough to move out from his parents’ home.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2025
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In April, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who oversees the city’s pension funds, laid out clear transition plan expectations for investment managers.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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While some of the team’s findings have been well documented – such as North Korea sending troops to fight for Russia – the report lays out the stunning scope and scale of weaponry sent from Pyongyang since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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