- fork something out/up
- informal pay money for something, especially reluctantly.→ fork
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
fork something out/up
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fork something over/out/up — (or fork over/out/up) informal pay money for something, esp. reluctantly … Useful english dictionary
ˌfork (sth) ˈout — phrasal verb informal to spend money on something I m not forking out £400 on ski clothes![/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pay something out — SPEND, expend, pay, dish out, put up, part with, hand over; informal shell out, fork out/up, lay out, cough up. → pay … Useful english dictionary
fork — noun 1》 a pronged implement used for lifting or holding food. ↘a pronged farm or garden tool used for digging or lifting. 2》 the point where something, especially a road or (N. Amer.) river, divides into two parts. ↘either of two such… … English new terms dictionary
shell something out (for something) — ˌshell ˈout (for sth) | ˌshell sthˈout (for sth) derived (informal) to pay a lot of money for sth Syn: ↑fork out • The band shelled out $100 000 for a mobile recording studio. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fork — [[t]fɔ͟ː(r)k[/t]] forks, forking, forked 1) N COUNT A fork is a tool used for eating food which has a row of three or four long metal points at the end. ...knives and forks. 2) VERB If you fork food into your mouth or onto a plate, you put it… … English dictionary
fork — [[t]fɔrk[/t]] n. 1) agr. an instrument having two or more prongs or tines, for holding, lifting, etc., esp. an implement for handling food 2) something resembling this in form 3) bot a division into branches 4) the point or part at which a thing … From formal English to slang
fork — [fɔːk ǁ fɔːrk] verb fork out something phrasal verb [intransitive, transitive] informal to spend a lot of money on something, not because you want to but because you have to; =SHELL OUT: • Even more embarrassingly for the struggling bank, it had… … Financial and business terms
fork out something (for something) — ˌfork ˈout (for sth) | ˌfork ˈout sth (for/on sth) derived (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly • Why fork out for a taxi when there s a perfectly good bus service? • We ve forked out a small fortune on their… … Useful english dictionary
fork out something (on something) — ˌfork ˈout (for sth) | ˌfork ˈout sth (for/on sth) derived (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly • Why fork out for a taxi when there s a perfectly good bus service? • We ve forked out a small fortune on their… … Useful english dictionary
