shell out

ʃɛl aʊt

Definition of shell out - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

paying money

tr.

pay a large amount of money unwillingly

tr.

He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair..

cough up

pay up

technology

intr.

TECH.

execute a command using a shell escape function

intr.

TECH.

The program allows you to shell out to run scripts.

execute

run

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Expressions with shell

empty shell

outer covering left after contents are removed

The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.

shell game

game where a pea is hidden under shells

He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.

shell corporation

company existing only on paper, often for business transactions

The shell corporation had no employees or real office.

just an empty shell

person lacking emotions or purpose

After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.

crawl into one's shell

withdraw from social interactions or activities

After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone.

go into one's shell

become withdrawn and avoid social interaction

After the argument, he went into his shell.

Terms with shell out included in their meaning

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avolatte

coffee

latte served in a hollowed-out avocado shell

Examples of shell out in a sentence

I always end up shelling out for unexpected expenses.
Developers often shell out to test new code.
You can shell out to access advanced features.

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French:débourser, passer par le shell, ...
German:bezahlen, aus der Shell ausbrechen, ...
Italian:sborsare, eseguire comandi tramite shell, ...
Spanish:desembolsar, ejecutar, ...
Portuguese:desembolsar, executar, ...
Chinese:掏腰包, 使用shell执行, ...
Japanese:支払う, シェルアウトする, ...
Arabic:اضْطُرَّ إِلَى دَفْعِ, نَفَّذَ أَمْرا بِاسْتِخْدَامِ وَظِيفَةِ هُرُوبٍ إلى الصَّدَفَةِ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁלֵּם בְּיוֹקֶר, לְהָרִיץ פְּקוּדָה דֶּרֶךְ מַעֲטֶפֶת הַמַּעֲרֶכֶת, ...
Russian:раскошелиться, выполнять команду через shell escape, ...
Ukrainian:викласти гроші, виконувати, ...
Hindi:मजबूरन मोटी रकम चुकाना, शेल आउट करना, ...
Bengali:অনিচ্ছায় মোটা টাকা গুনে দেওয়া, শেল আউট করা, ...
Catalan:desemborsar, executar, ...
Czech:vysolit, spustit, ...
Danish:punge ud, udføre, ...
Dutch:betalen, uitvoeren via een shell, ...
Greek:τα σκάω, εκτελώ, ...
Hungarian:kipengetni, shellből parancsot futtatni, ...
Khmer:បង្ខំចិត្តចំណាយប្រាក់ច្រើន, ប្រតិបត្តិពាក្យបញ្ជាតាមមុខងារចាកចេញទៅសែល, ...
Korean:돈을 쓰다, 쉘 아웃하다, ...
Persian:با اکراه پول دادن, از شل استفاده کرد, ...
Polish:wydać, wykonać polecenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desembolsar, executar, ...
Romanian:a scoate bani, a executa, ...
Swedish:punga ut, köra via shell escape, ...
Thai:ควักเงิน, เรียกใช้, ...
Turkish:para bayılmak, kabuk çıkışı yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:móc hầu bao, thực thi, ...

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