shell-out
21shell out — pay I shelled out over a thousand dollars for the new stereo …
22shell out — Verb. To pay up, to hand over, usually money. E.g. I shelled out over £1000 for that holiday. Informal …
23To shell out — Shell Shell, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shelling}.] 1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. [1913 Webster] 2. To separate the kernels of (an… …
24shell out — verb Date: 1801 pay …
25shell out — pay, repay; separate completely …
26shell-out — • to have to pay for, usually unexpectedly …
27shell out — Pay …
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29shell — [ʆel] verb shell out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, often when you do not really want to; =FORK OUT: shell out something for/on • The insurance company refused to shell out for… …
30shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …