shell (sth) out
informal— phrasal verb with shell uk/ʃel/us/ʃel/verb [ T ]
to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly:
Having shelled out €150 for the tickets, I wasn't going to miss the show.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Paying money
- ante
- chargeable
- congestion charge
- demurrage
- disburse
- discharge
- expense
- fork
- fork out sth
- overspend
- pay up
- payee
- put sth down 1
- repayable
- self-financing
- sink
- spring
- square
- tip
- worth
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