What is another word for "shell"?

Roget's Thesaurus (1911) lists these synonyms for "shell": advance, ante, bank, bleed, bomb, bribe, can, circulation, contingent, cost, coup, curiosity, debt, deposit, disburse, disbursement, donation, earnest, eruption, expend, expenditure, fee, fire, footing, fork, garnish, gazingstock, get, give, going, handsel, installment, invest, investment, lay, light, lion, loose, make, marvel.

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