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Definition of shell out phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shell out

phrasal verb

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shell out (for something) | shell something out (for something)

(informal) to pay a lot of money for something synonym fork out (for something)
- The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio.
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See shell out in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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come out of your shell

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come out of your shell

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adverb

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