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to fork out
[phrase form: fork]
01
to reluctantly pay a significant amount of money
Transitive: to fork out an amount of money
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Present tense
fork out
3rd person singular
forks out
Past simple
forked out
Past participle
forked out
Examples
I had to fork out a substantial sum for the car repairs, and it was a financial hit.
02
to provide something, such as information or an item, often unwillingly as a response to a request or demand
Transitive: to fork out sth
Examples
She refused to fork out the details of the secret project.
