What is another word for shell out?
360 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɛl ˈa͡ʊt], [ ʃˈɛl ˈaʊt], [ ʃ_ˈɛ_l ˈaʊ_t]
"Shell out" is a commonly used phrasal verb that means to pay or hand over money. However, there are several synonyms for this phrase that one could use to add variety to their vocabulary. For example, instead of saying "shell out," one could say "pony up," "fork over," "dish out," "cough up," "splurge," "pay up," or "part with." These alternative phrases all convey the same meaning as "shell out" but can add a bit of personality and interest to one's language. Using a variety of synonyms can also help to prevent repetition and keep conversations and writing engaging.
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Similar words for shell out:
- administer (noun)
- cough up (noun)
- allot (verb)
- assign (verb)
- award (verb)
- compensate (verb)
- disburse (verb)
- dispense (verb)
- distribute (verb)
- divide (verb)
- expend (verb)
- give (verb)
- lay out (verb)
- remunerate (verb)
- spend (verb)
- other synonyms
- allot
- compensate
- expend
- give
- other relevant words
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Shell out:
n.
• administer (noun) • cough up (noun)v.
• allot (verb)- apportion,
- share,
- cut,
- slice,
- dole,
- shell out,
- budget,
- cut the pie,
- appoint,
- admeasure,
- divvy,
- designate,
- set aside,
- allocate,
- split up,
- Mete,
- appropriate,
- earmark.
- determine,
- indicate,
- specify,
- dish out,
- fix,
- stipulate,
- hand out,
- consign,
- detail,
- relegate,
- grant,
- prescribe.
- indemnify,
- repay,
- pony up,
- satisfy,
- refund,
- requite,
- pay up,
- tickle the palm,
- guerdon,
- atone,
- recoup,
- recompense,
- plank out,
- commit,
- come down with,
- take care of,
- make good,
- reimburse.
- come through,
- put out,
- come up with,
- partition,
- use,
- acquit,
- disperse,
- come across,
- dole out,
- foot the bill,
- defray,
- contribute,
- deal.
- diffuse,
- cut up,
- pass out,
- radiate,
- parcel,
- scatter,
- dispose,
- circulate,
- ration,
- strew,
- sow,
- issue,
- divvy up,
- convey,
- disseminate.
- factor,
- quota,
- cut in,
- shift,
- articulate.
- de-livered,
- laying up on,
- lavished up on,
- lets have,
- pro-vided,
- passes down,
- lavishing upon,
- lay up on,
- letted have,
- heap up on,
- all owed,
- de-livers,
- lays upon,
- makes over,
- threw in,
- parcels out,
- laid up on,
- passing down,
- making over,
- heaped upon,
- parceling out,
- all owing,
- laying upon,
- pro-viding,
- pro vide,
- lavishes up on,
- forked over,
- letting have,
- pro-vides,
- throwing in,
- de livers,
- heaping upon,
- pro-vide,
- de liver,
- pro vides,
- all-owed,
- lavishes upon,
- forks over,
- de-livering,
- heaps up on,
- lavishing up on,
- de livered,
- forking over,
- lays up on,
- pro viding,
- pro vided,
- heaping up on,
- all-owing,
- de-liver,
- parcelled out,
- lavish up on,
- throws in,
- heaps upon,
- lavished upon,
- heaped up on,
- de livering.
Other synonyms:
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- expend.
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- pay.
- parceled out,
- parcelling out,
- Leasing,
- lay upon,
- throw in,
- part with,
- parting with,
- parted with,
- deeded,
- let have,
- given,
- pass down,
- passed down,
- laid upon,
- make over,
- heap upon,
- made over,
- fork over,
- lease,
- lavish upon,
- parcel out,
- parts with,
- deeding.
- Gifting,
- ante up,
- mete out,
- rationed,
- pay down,
- dispense,
- dealt out,
- allot,
- cough up,
- doing business,
- did business,
- Parceled,
- come across with,
- Factored,
- evote,
- diffuses,
- hand over,
- go fifty-fifty,
- puts in,
- deal out,
- slice up,
- remunerate,
- lay out,
- out lay,
- divide,
- cut one in,
- piece up,
- compensate,
- coughing up,
- Lotting,
- come with,
- diffusing,
- pay off,
- Lotted,
- pay out,
- diffused,
- rationing,
- outlaying,
- factoring,
- casting away,
- dealing out,
- disburse,
- lot out,
- coughed up,
- assign,
- Prorated,
- do business,
- Parcelled,
- cast away,
- put in,
- meting out,
- give,
- shell,
- spend,
- putting in,
- sweeten the kitty,
- handed out,
- give with,
- parcelling,
- meted out,
- fork out,
- outlaid,
- paid off,
- measure out,
- distribute,
- forked out,
- parceling,
- metes out.
- heap,
- pour,
- run through,
- squander,
- proffer,
- lay,
- yield,
- impart,
- pass around,
- schedule,
- extend,
- incur costs,
- snow,
- cost,
- stump,
- lavish,
- communicate,
- slip,
- fork up,
- allow,
- give out,
- shower,
- go through,
- vouchsafe,
- serve,
- outlay,
- gift with,
- pay for,
- tender,
- award,
- chip in,
- throw money around,
- afford,
- offer,
- rain,
- bestow on,
- advance,
- splash out,
- stump up,
- invest.
How to use "Shell out" in context?
"shell out" is a slang phrase meaning to spend money. The phrase can be used as a verb or a noun. When used as a verb, it means to spend money on something, typically a purchase. When used as a noun, it refers to the amount of money that is spent.
Homophones for Shell out:
- scald, swallowed, swelled head, salaat, sold, Soledad, slideway, socialite, salad, sled, secluded, salt ii, sloth, shelled, scheldt, sialidae, scheelite, silhouette, salt away, sulidae, slate, sociality, slaty, slatey, slit, solidity, soleidae, solid, swellhead, scold, scaled, suckled, schoolwide, seclude, soled, scolytidae, sexuality, sackcloth, skuld, salat, shield, sacculate, sozzled, slat, sild, solute, salt i, salute, sallade, skilled, slide, sell out, salyut, slut, slot, squalid, salty, soiled, school day, solitude, sallet, sold-out, saltate, sialolith, swelled, sleety, slow-witted, sleuth, shallot, sealed, skillet, so-called, shielded, sleet, sellout, sullied, Sacculated, salt, silt, shackled, silty, salted, squillidae, sally out, squalidae.
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