fork out

/fɔrk aʊt/
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Other forms: forking out; forks out

Definitions of fork out
  1. verb
    to surrender someone or something to another
    synonyms: deliver, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in
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    types:
    bail
    deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
    give away
    formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
    type of:
    give, hand, hand in, pass, pass on, reach, turn over
    place into the hands or custody of
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