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shell out

verb

  1. informal(adverb) to pay out or hand over (money)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shell out1

C19: from shell (in the sense: to remove from a pod or (figuratively) a purse)
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Idioms and Phrases

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]
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But state rules don’t require them to disclose who was on the receiving end unless the lobbyist shelled out more than $132.60 on one person in a single day.

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Although the Japanese trading card game is usually seen as a children’s hobby, many resellers have reaped the benefits of selling to adult collectors who will shell out hundreds of thousands for particularly rare cards.

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"I think people are more inclined to maybe shell out £4.50 for a pain au chocolat if it's something special, because it's that little treat," he said.

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"UK steelmakers should not have to shell out for this new steep hike in US steel tariffs - all we want is to continue producing the steel our US customers value so highly," he said.

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In the last five years, the city has shelled out nearly $70 million for jury verdicts or settlements from lawsuits involving officers who alleged whistleblower retaliation and other workplace injustices.

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