Synonyms for fork out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : fawrk

Phonetic Transcription : fɔrk

Top 10 synonyms for fork out

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Définition of fork out

Origin : Old English forca "forked instrument used by torturers," a Germanic borrowing (cf. Old Norse forkr) from Latin furca "pitchfork; fork used in cooking," of uncertain origin.
Table forks were not generally used in England until 15c. The word is first attested in this sense in English in a will of 1463, probably from Old North French forque (Old French furche, Modern French fourche), from the Latin word. Of rivers, from 1753; of roads, from 1839.

As in assign : verb set apart for a reason
As in award : verb give prize or reward
As in deal : verb distribute
As in dig : verb delve into; hollow out
As in dispense : verb dole out supply
As in distribute : verb allocate, deliver, spread
As in divide : verb distribute
As in expend : verb exhaust; spend
As in hand over : verb give back; release

Example sentences :

But he didn't pay the postage on his own letter, so that I had to fork out double.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

Look at the luck of getting you to fork out for plays you've never heard the mention of.
Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown

Idler or bungler, he is willing to fork out his penny and pocket your shilling.
Extract from : « Pearls of Thought » by Maturin M. Ballou

I guess we shall all have to fork out money for new dresses.
Extract from : « The Trembling of a Leaf » by William Somerset Maugham

Will you come if I can get the aunt to fork out twenty quid?
Extract from : « Ulysses » by James Joyce

While I'm about it I might as well do the fencing and fork out the sods for a garden patch.
Extract from : « The Land of Strong Men » by Arthur M. Chisholm

"And fork out somefink on account, Miss," oozed from his brother.
Extract from : « The Passionate Elopement » by Compton Mackenzie

The lawyer said she was within her rights, we'd have to fork out.
Extract from : « The Riddle of the Frozen Flame » by Mary E. Hanshew

That boy has the impudence—— 'Fork out that cold mutton,' says he, 'I can't sleep with a hollow inside of me.
Extract from : « Girls New and Old » by L. T. Meade

I come home and find the bread all used up, and I have to fork out another rouble and a half.
Extract from : « What Men Live By and Other Tales » by Leo Tolstoy

Antonyms for fork out

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