fork up

fɔːk ʌp

Definition of fork up - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

finance

pay or hand over something, usually money

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

cough up

pay up

reluctant giving

give something to someone reluctantly

He had to fork up the money for the repairs.

cough up

hand over

surrender

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Expressions with fork

fork out

pay money unwillingly or reluctantly

I had to fork out $50 for the ticket.

fork over

pay a lot of money reluctantly

She had to fork over $100 for the ticket.

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 up included in their meaning

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fork

eating

pick up food with a fork

Examples of fork up in a sentence

He refused to fork up the money for the repairs.
She had to fork up her share of the bill.
They forked up the documents after much persuasion.

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French:débourser, casquer, ...
German:bezahlen, locker machen, ...
Italian:sganciare i soldi, ...
Spanish:pagar, soltar, ...
Portuguese:desembolsar, ...
Chinese:付钱, 掏出, ...
Japanese:支払う, しぶしぶ渡す, ...
Arabic:دَفَعَ, دَفَعَ عَلَى مَضَض, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁלֵּם, לְשַׁלֵּם בְּחוֹסֶר רָצוֹן, ...
Russian:раскошелиться, выложить, ...
Ukrainian:розкошелитися, викласти, ...
Hindi:चुकाना, मजबूरी में पैसे देना, ...
Bengali:গুনে দেওয়া, অনিচ্ছায় দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:afluixar, cedir, ...
Czech:vysolit, ...
Danish:betale, aflevere, ...
Dutch:betalen, ophoesten, ...
Greek:σκάω, δίνω, ...
Hungarian:fizetni, kifizetni, ...
Khmer:បង់ប្រាក់, ចេញលុយដោយស្ទាក់ស្ទើរ, ...
Korean:돈을 내다, 내놓다, ...
Persian:پرداخت کردن, دادن, ...
Polish:zapłacić, wysupłać, ...
Portuguese (BR):desembolsar, ...
Romanian:a plăti, a da, ...
Swedish:hosta upp, punga ut, ...
Thai:ควักเงินจ่าย, ยอมควัก, ...
Turkish:para ödemek, istemeyerek vermek, ...
Vietnamese:móc tiền ra, miễn cưỡng đưa, ...

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