shell out

Meaning

1. verb 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?

2. verb To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
3. noun A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.

Similar words

dispense allot dole out mete out distribute deal parcel out lot deal out dish out

Word family

shelled out shelling out shells out