" shelled out "

1: to hand over or use up in payment;

  * e.g., " ... we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disbursed,

•  dropped,

•  expended,

•  forked (over, out, or up),

•  gave,

•  laid out,

•  outlaid,

•  paid,

•  spent

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to hand over or use up in payment;

  * e.g., " ... we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets "

•  Synonyms : 

•  disburse,

•  drop,

•  expend,

•  fork (over, out, or up),

•  give,

•  lay out,

•  outlay,

•  pay,

•  spend

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)