fork out
Third Person
forks out
Present Participle
forking out
Past Tense
forked out
Past Participle
forked out
1
to reluctantly pay a significant amount of money
transitive
- I had to fork out a substantial sum for the car repairs, and it was a financial hit.
- She had to fork out a considerable amount for her child's tuition fees.
- I don't want to fork a fortune out for a designer handbag.
- The unexpected medical bills forced him to fork out a large portion of his savings.
2
to provide something, such as information or an item, often unwillingly as a response to a request or demand
transitive
- She refused to fork out the details of the secret project.
- He was reluctant to fork out the information but eventually complied.
- After much persuasion, he finally forked the insider information out about the industry trends.
- The journalist was persistent in trying to get the CEO to fork out a statement about the merger.
- They eventually decided to fork the documents out for the visa application.