shell
noun
a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
will have shelled
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future perfectof shell.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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The fund estimates that by the end of this year, borrowers will have shelled out $4 billion in extra fees — on top of their regular interest payments — since the pandemic began in 2020.
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
If it falls apart, the state will have shelled out serious cash for broken employment dreams.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2017
