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Fork out   /fɔrk aʊt/   Listen
Fork out

verb
1.
To surrender someone or something to another.  Synonyms: deliver, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in.  "Render up the prisoners" , "Render the town to the enemy" , "Fork over the money"






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"Fork out" Quotes from Famous Books



... Father," said Charles. "But what you mean is you don't want to fork out! If the chap's told to go to Davos, he's got to go to Davos, and it's his own look-out whether he takes his wife with him or not. Consumption isn't a joke, and I tell you plainly that if you don't help him when he's got a chance, you needn't expect ...
— The Dark Tower • Phyllis Bottome

... [Slang]; blat [Rus.]. giver, grantor &c v.; donor, feoffer^, settlor. V. deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of; hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over; assign dower. present, give away, dispense, dispose of; give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out. pay &c 807; render, impart, communicate. concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast; spend &c 809. give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign. intrust, consign, vest in. make a present; allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

... Fledgeby. 'Fork out your balance in hand, and prove by figures how you make it out that it ain't more. First of all, ...
— Our Mutual Friend • Charles Dickens



Words linked to "Fork out" :   pass, fork over, turn over, bail, give, hand, give away, hand over, reach, pass on



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