Antonyms for shell outshell out

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1. shell outverb

   Synonyms:
   fork out, cough up, fork over

2. shell outverb

   To pay money, to disburse ; especially, to pay a great deal of money.

   Do you think we should shell out for the extra options package?

   Synonyms:
   cough up, fork out, fork over

3. shell outverb

   (computing, especially Unix) To use a program's shell escape function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.

   Synonyms:
   fork over, fork out, cough up

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1. distribute, administer, mete out, deal, parcel out, lot, dispense, shell out, deal out, dish out, allot, dole outverb

   administer or bestow, as in small portions

   "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"; "the machine dispenses soft drinks"

   Synonyms:
   dish up, circulate, apportion, plow, spread, carry on, lot, pass on, dish out, portion, deal out, allot, serve up, care, portion out, sell, take, treat, share, dispense, dole out, divvy up, grapple, make out, accord, assign, deal, parcel out, disperse, circularize, manage, contend, administer, give out, grant, trade, address, handle, disseminate, pass around, hand out, mete out, administrate, pass out, diffuse, broadcast, distribute, propagate, conduct, serve, cover, circularise, consider, make do, get by, stagger, look at, cope, dish

How to use shell out in a sentence?

1. Southeast Asian:

   They are all oil-producing countries, they have foreign currencies, they were very enthusiastic, and they could shell out the cash, that was when we thought 'Ah, this can be done.'.

2. Neil Shah:

   Most Chinese smartphone buyers are not ready to shell out beyond $1,000 for a phone, this left a gap in the below-$800 segment, which Chinese vendors grabbed with both hands.

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