FORK (OVER, OUT, OR UP) Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

fork (over, out, or up)

verb

Definition of fork (over, out, or up)

as in to pay

to hand over or use up in payment I hated to have to fork over that kind of money for a new set of tires

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The greater problem here is whether the Packers would be willing to pay the heavy price to acquire Taylor.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Among the other vessels that Italy is paying to keep is the Lady M, a sleek 210-foot superyacht owned by Alexei Mordashov, a Putin associate and majority shareholder in Severstal, Russia’s largest steel and mining company.

— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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The feature can analyze account balances, transactions, spending patterns and upcoming payments, helping users understand their finances without manually checking multiple banking apps.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In reality, 19 was a stressful and lonely time, spent mostly in the libraries of my frigid college town or fighting with my boyfriend in the dining hall.

— Vrinda Jagota, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026

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