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shell out

/ʃɛl aʊt/

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verb

/ʃɛl aʊt/B2formal
  • ruФразовый глагол, используемый для обозначения действия по уплате денег, часто неохотно или для определённой цели.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of paying money, often reluctantly or for a specific purpose.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Pay moneyinformal

    To pay a sum of money, especially when it is large or considered a burden.

    ruВыложить деньги

    • I had to shell out $200 for the car repair.
    • They shelled out a fortune for their wedding.
    • He shelled out for the entire dinner bill.

    Synonymscough updisburseexpendfork outfork overlay outpaypay outpony upspend

    Antonymscollectearnreceive

Forms
  • shelled out past participle
  • shelled out past simple
  • shelling out present participle
  • shells out third person singular

Base verbshell

Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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