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
Additionally, as with all treatments that rely on the body to generate results, there’s always the possibility of unmet expectations—shelling out thousands of dollars for a disappointing outcome.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
Manhattan Beach mansion Lamar then shelled out $9.7 million for a contemporary-style mansion in Manhattan Beach, California.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
In total, the airline shelled out more than $750 million for the debacle.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Access to first and business class, once almost exclusively reserved for big spenders or as a perk for frequent fliers, is now open to a growing number of travelers willing to bid for an upgrade, spend loyalty points or shell out extra cash.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
Manhattan Beach mansion Lamar then shelled out $9.7 million for a contemporary-style mansion in Manhattan Beach, California.
—Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 9 Jan. 2025
In total, the airline shelled out more than $750 million for the debacle.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
Access to first and business class, once almost exclusively reserved for big spenders or as a perk for frequent fliers, is now open to a growing number of travelers willing to bid for an upgrade, spend loyalty points or shell out extra cash.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Bryant spent many of his formative years in Italy, as his father Joe decided to take his playing career to Europe after leaving the Houston Rockets in 1983.—
Ben Church,
CNN,
25 Jan. 2025
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Sports Afterward, the Bills quietly receded from playoff contention and spent years in the football wilderness with 10 different head coaches and 20 starting quarterbacks.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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Unsecured Financing With unsecured financing, your lender is relying on your promise to pay them back.—
Levi King,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Amazon agreed to pay $1 billion a year to secure the rights to NFL Thursday Night Football back in 2021.—
Alex Cranz,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2025
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Even a stitched wound of this size laid out in a bathroom for a week would almost certainly become horribly infected.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hauksbee laid out a practical 10-step approach to the research.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Shell out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shell%20out. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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