fork over

fɔrk ˈoʊvər

Definition of fork over - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

finance

pay a lot of money reluctantly

She had to fork over $100 for the ticket.

cough up

pony up

shell out

give up

surrender something or someone to another

They were forced to fork over the documents to the authorities.

give up

hand over

yield

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Expressions with fork

fork out

pay money unwillingly or reluctantly

I had to fork out $50 for the ticket.

fork up

pay or hand over something, usually money

He had to fork up a hefty fine for speeding..

fork off

branch out from a main route

The trail forks off into two smaller paths.

fork in the road

place where a road splits into two

We stopped at the fork in the road to decide our route.

dig one's grave with a fork

harm personal health by regularly eating very unhealthy food

If Mark keeps overeating junk food, he will dig his grave with a fork.

stick a fork in

consider something finished or completed

After the final edits, stick a fork in the project.

Terms with fork over included in their meaning

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toasting fork

cooking

long-handled fork for toasting food over fire

Examples of fork over in a sentence

They forked over the cash to settle the debt.
He had to fork over his keys to the valet.
Reluctantly, she forked over the money for the fine.

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French:débourser, ...
German:hinblättern, aushändigen, ...
Italian:sborsare, consegnare, ...
Spanish:pagar, entregar, ...
Portuguese:desembolsar, entregar, ...
Chinese:不情愿地支付, 交出, ...
Japanese:しぶしぶ支払う, 引き渡す, ...
Arabic:دَفَعَ مَبْلَغا طائِلا, سَلَّمَ, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁלֵּם בְּלֵית בְּרֵירָה, לִמְסוֹר, ...
Russian:раскошелиться, передавать, ...
Ukrainian:розщедритися, віддавати, ...
Hindi:मजबूरी में पैसे चुकाना, सौंप देना, ...
Bengali:অনিচ্ছায় টাকা গুনে দেওয়া, সমর্পণ করা, ...
Catalan:afluixar diners, lliurar, ...
Czech:vysolit, vydat, ...
Danish:punge ud, give fra sig, ...
Dutch:ophoesten, overdragen, ...
Greek:ξεπαραδιάζομαι, παραδίδω, ...
Hungarian:kicsengetni, átadni, ...
Khmer:បង់លុយដោយស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ប្រគល់, ...
Korean:마지못해 지불하다, 넘겨주다, ...
Persian:با اکراه پول دادن, تحویل دادن, ...
Polish:wyłożyć, przekazać, ...
Portuguese (BR):desembolsar, entregar, ...
Romanian:a scoate din buzunar, a preda, ...
Swedish:hosta upp, lämna över, ...
Thai:ควักเงิน, ยอมส่งมอบ, ...
Turkish:isteksizce para ödemek, vermek, ...
Vietnamese:móc hầu bao, giao nộp, ...

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