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Shell out
To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
📖 Definitions of "Shell out"
verb
- 1
To pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
"Do you think we should shell out for the extra options package?"
- 2
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shell out"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| dispenseverb | To issue, distribute, or give out. |
| allotverb | (transitive) To assign or designate as a task or for a purpose. |
| dole outverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts. |
| mete outverb | (transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out. |
| distributeverb | (transitive) To divide into portions and dispense. |
| dealnoun | (often followed by of) An indefinite quantity or amount; a lot (now usually qualified by great or good). |
| parcel outverb | (idiomatic) To divide into portions or chunks; to ration. |
| lotnoun | A large quantity or number; a great deal. |
| deal outverb | To dole out or distribute (something). |
| dish outverb | (transitive) To distribute (a thing). |
| administerverb | (transitive) To manage or supervise the conduct, performance or execution of; to govern or regulate the parameters for the conduct, performance or execution of; to work in an administrative capacity. |
| fork oververb | (transitive, idiomatic, US) To pay, give up or hand over a large amount of money. |
| spendverb | (ambitransitive) To pay out (money). |
| cough upverb | (idiomatic, transitive, informal) To reluctantly or unwillingly give. |
| outlaynoun | The spending of money, or an expenditure. |
| pungleverb | (Southwestern US, regional) To pay or hand over; to shell out |
| lash outverb | (figurative) To make a fierce verbal attack. |
| splurgenoun | An extravagant indulgence; a spending spree. |
| blow outverb | (transitive) To extinguish something, especially a flame, especially by means of a strong current of air or another gas. |
| splashnoun | (onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid. |
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