Synonyms for shell out
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Dish out
deal, deal out, lot, dish out, administer, dole out, dispense, distribute, parcel out, allot, mete out
Definitions
- v. 1
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?
- v. 2
To use a program's "shell escape" function to execute an unrelated command or to invoke a subsidiary, interactive shell.
Example sentences
- administer I know how to administer injections.
- dispense We can not dispense with sleep for too many days.
By length
- 3 letters
- lot1, pay1
- 4 letters
- deal1
- 5 letters
- allot2
- 8 letters
- dispense2
- 10 letters
- distribute3, administer4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (allot2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- casquer
- Español
- encasquetar