shelling out

verb

present participle of shell out
as in spending
to hand over or use up in payment we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets

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Recent Examples of shelling out Getting there would require Congress to fund the design of the project in 2028 and then continue shelling out cash for waves of construction for more than a decade afterward. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 But public school budget cuts have meant that teachers are increasingly shelling out their own money in order to supply their classroom. — Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026 Tech’s hyperscalers are shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars this year on capital expenditures to fuel data center develop and purchase the graphics processing units needed to fill them. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Residents described throwing away food, shelling out for generators and sending their children away to family. — Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 20 Aug. 2026 That means that the federal government is shelling out ever more on Social Security and Medicare. — Tami Luhby, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 But shelling out $85 cash for this perfect, pilgrim/courthouse dress was the only right decision in that moment. — Asha Iyer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The Economics of Concerts Is Squeezing Fans—And Artists Fans are shelling out hundreds of dollars to see their favorite acts on tour this summer, from BTS to Noah Kahan. — Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Some real-estate experts contend, however, that institutions shelling out millions to underwrite a property are already dead set on recouping their investments. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shelling out
  1. spending
  2. paying
  3. giving
Verb
  • He was allowed to leave the country, spending weeks at a rehab facility in Switzerland.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the sweet snaps, the mother-son duo could be seen spending time together on the beach, posing after a tennis lesson and hanging out on vacation.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of spending
Verb
  • He was given an option to bypass jail by paying a $250 fine and providing the filings within a week.
    — Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2026
  • At the time, Black had hired Epstein for estate planning and tax advice, paying him millions for the services.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of paying
Verb
  • After wrapping up its longest monthly losing streak on Wall Street in more than a decade, Google has started September by giving investors several reasons for optimism.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The voyage involved a 57,038-DWT bulk carrier, giving the system a test under real commercial operating conditions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of giving

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“Shelling out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shelling%20out. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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