dollar out
C1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
To spend or pay money for something.
Literal meaning: To hand out dollars — to pay.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To spend or pay money for something, often a significant amount. (Informal, rare)
"I had to dollar out a lot for that repair job."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Rare and not widely attested in standard dictionaries. May be a colloquial variant of 'shell out' or 'fork out'. Primarily heard in informal American speech. Learners should prefer 'shell out' or 'fork out'.
Commonly used with
money cash payment cost
Forms
Base
dollar out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
dollars out
he/she/it
Past simple
dollared out
yesterday
Past participle
dollared out
have + pp
-ing form
dollaring out
continuous
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