shell-out
11shell out — phr verb Shell out is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cash, ↑money …
12shell out — v To pay unwillingly. I had to shell out $220 for a new water pump on my car. 1810s …
13shell\ out — v informal To pay or spend. Dick had to shell out a lot of money for his new car …
14shell out — pay money for, fork over How much did you shell out for that calculator? Thirty dollars? …
15shell out — informal how much did you shell out for those shoes? See pay 1. 2) …
16shell out something — shell out (something) to pay money. The insurance giant estimates that in Texas alone it will have to shell out $85 million to settle these claims. How much does the company expect to shell out for a solution to the problem? Usage notes: usually… …
17shell out (for something) — ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived (informal) to pay a lot of money for sth Syn: ↑fork out • The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio. Main entry: ↑ …
18shell out (an amount of money) — AND shell an amount of money out tv. & in. o spend a certain amount of money. □ I’m not going to shell $400 out for that! □ Come on. You owe me. Shell out! …
19shell out — Synonyms and related words: accord, administer, afford, allot, allow, award, bestow, bestow on, budget, communicate, confer, cost, cost out, deal, deal out, disburse, dish out, dispense, dole, dole out, donate, expend, extend, fork out, gift,… …
20shell out — I v. t. informal, hand over, pay (see payment). II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pay for, pay out, expend, fork over*; see pay 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb Informal. To distribute (money) as payment: disburse, expend, give, lay out, outlay, pay… …