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shell (sth) out

shell (sth) out [phrasal verb]

to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly

US

/ʃel/

UK

/ʃel/

Usage:

informal

بدون میل پول دادن

مثال:

Having shelled out £50 for the tickets, I wasn't going to miss the show.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

shell out (something) phrasal verb informal
to pay a lot of money for something, especially unwillingly:
If you want the repairs done right, you’ll have to shell out at least $800.
shell out (something) for
She ended up shelling out for two rooms.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shell out (for something)

ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived

(informal) to pay a lot of money for sth

Syn: fork out

• The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

shell (sth) out informal — phrasal verb with shell / ʃel / verb [ T ]

to pay or give money for something, usually unwillingly:

Having shelled out £50 for the tickets, I wasn't going to miss the show.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

shell out

PHRASAL VERB
If you shell out for something, you spend a lot of money on it. [INFORMAL]
  [V P n for/on n] You won't have to shell out a fortune for it...
  [V P n] If I'm shelling out a few hundred pounds, I don't want someone telling me what I can or can't do.
  [V P for/on n] ...an insurance premium which saves you from having to shell out for repairs...
  [V P n to-inf] The very fact that you shelled out money to come and see us is a good sign. [Also V P to-inf]
Syn:
fork out

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

shell out [phrasal verb] shell out or shell out (money) informal : to pay a large amount of money for something - usually + for
• I'm going to have to shell out for these shoes.
• He shelled out $400 for the tickets.

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chip (sth) in

chip (sth) in [phrasal verb]

to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together

US

/tʃɪp/

UK

/tʃɪp/

پول جمع کردن، پول روی هم گذاشتن

مثال:

1- They all chipped in £100 and bought their mother a trip to Greece.

2- Oh, oh, oh, guys, would you, uh, chip in for some new air filters for the purifier? ّI mean, after all, we are all using it.

۱- آن‌ها باهم صد پوند پول جمع کردند و یک بلیط سفر به یونان برای مادرشان خریدند.

۲- راستی بچه ها ممکنه برای خریدن فیلتر جدید دستگاه تصفیه هوا روی هم پول بذارید؟ ‌منظورم اینه که به هر حال همه داریم ازش استفاده می‌‌کنیم.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

chip in

chip in phrasal verb (see also ↑chip)
1. to interrupt a conversation by saying something that adds more detail
chip in with
Other committee members chipped in with suggestions.
‘It won’t be easy,’ Jeff chipped in.
I’d just like to chip in, Bill, if I might.
2. if each person in a group chips in, they each give a small amount of money so that they can buy something together:
We all chipped in to buy Amy a graduation present.
chip in (with) something
Fifty-two people in the music industry each chipped in $250 apiece.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chip in (with something)

ˌchip ˈin (with sth) derived

(informal)

1. to join in or interrupt a conversation; to add sth to a conversation or discussion
• Pete and Anne chipped in with suggestions.

• + speech ‘That's different,’ she chipped in.

2. (also ˌchip ˈin sth) to give some money so that a group of people can buy sth together
Syn: contribute
• If everyone chips in we'll be able to buy her a really nice present.
• We each chipped in (with) £5.

Main entry: chip_derived

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

chip (sth) in informal — phrasal verb with chip / tʃɪp / verb [ I or T ] ( -pp- )

C2 to give some money when several people are giving money to pay for something together:

They all chipped in £100 and bought their mother a trip to Greece.

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

chip in

1) PHRASAL VERB When a number of people chip in, each person gives some money so that they can pay for something together. [INFORMAL]
  [V P] They chip in for the petrol and food...
  [V P n (not pron)] The brothers chip in a certain amount of money each month to hire a home health aide. [Also V P with n]
  Syn:
  contribute
2) PHRASAL VERB If someone chips in during a conversation, they interrupt it in order to say something. [INFORMAL]
  [V P with quote] `That's true,' chipped in Quaver...
  [V P] He chipped in before Clements could answer.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

chip in [phrasal verb]
1 chip in or chip in (something) : to give something (such as money) to help a person, group, or cause
• We all chipped in [=contributed] to buy him a gift.
• If we all chip in [=help (out)], the work will get done quickly.
• We each chipped in 10 dollars.
2 chiefly Brit : to add your comment or opinion to a conversation or discussion
• “He left hours ago,” Sue chipped in. [=chimed in]

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spender

spender [noun]

someone who spends money

US

/ˈspen.dɚ/

UK

/ˈspen.dər/

آدم ولخرج

مثال:

Tourists are often big spenders

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

spender

spend‧er /ˈspendə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
someone who spends money ⇨ saver:
The new casino hopes to attract big spenders (=people who spend a lot of money).

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spender

spend·er [spender spenders] [ˈspendə(r)] [ˈspendər] noun
a person who spends money in the particular way mentioned

• a big spender (= who spends a lot of money)

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition

spender / ˈspen.də r / / -dɚ / noun [ C ]

someone who spends money:

Tourists are often big spenders (= they buy a lot of things) .

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

spender

[spe̱ndə(r)]
spenders
N-COUNT: usu adj N
If a person or organization is a big spender or a compulsive spender, for example, they spend a lot of money or are unable to stop themselves spending money.
The Swiss are Europe's biggest spenders on food...
Once the compulsive spender stops at the mall, she will be unable to control her spending.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary:

spender

spend·er /ˈspɛndɚ/ noun, pl -ers [count] : a person who spends money
• The restaurant gives the big spenders [=people who spend lots of money] special treatment.

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