shell out
(adverb) informal to pay out or hand over (money)
Origin of shell out
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How to use shell out in a sentence
Why would people shell out $500 for an iPhone when flip phones and Blackberries worked just fine?
Fans were still willing to shell out for the product—the company reported a gross profit of $25.5 million.
Both are constrained by the willingness of readers to shell out money for books that may or may not be worth buying.
Amazon Is NOT the Vladimir Putin of the Publishing World | Nick Gillespie | June 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd if people are going to shell out for an Apple product, they want the real deal, not one that is called “the cheaper option.”
Apple Launches New iPads in Effort to Boost Sales | William O’Connor | October 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCalifornia taxpayers alone will shell out over $1 billion to bring the Common Core to their state.
A Teach for America Alum On How Testing Is Hurting Our Kids | Jonathan Sheehan | October 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Old Jackson wouldnt shell out sixpence to save her or anybody else from the gallows.
Recollections of a Policeman | William Russell (aka Thomas Waters)Brother Flint will please pass round the hat, and let every Hard-shell shell out.
If you would have a seat where you can see and hear still more comfortably you must shell out half-a-crown.
The Religious Life of London | J. Ewing RitchieShe wondered if she would ever be able to return to the shell out of which the ironic humour of chance had thrust her.
The Pagan Madonna | Harold MacGrathHis chief creditor threatened law proceedings against him if he didn't shell out slick.
Kiddie the Scout | Robert Leighton
Other Idioms and Phrases with shell out
Pay, hand over, as in We had to shell out $1,000 for auto repairs. This expression transfers taking a seed such as a pea or nut out of its pod or shell to taking money out of one's pocket. [Colloquial; c. 1800]
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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