forking (over, out, or up)

verb

present participle of fork (over, out, or up)
as in spending
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forking (over, out, or up)
  1. spending
  2. paying
  3. shelling out
Verb
  • He was allowed to leave the country, spending weeks at a rehab facility in Switzerland.
    — Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In the sweet snaps, the mother-son duo could be seen spending time together on the beach, posing after a tennis lesson and hanging out on vacation.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of spending
Verb
  • That income limit is a cliff — earning a dollar over the limit generally means paying the full, unsubsidized premium.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Elsewhere in New York, Harry Styles was also among the musicians paying tribute to Parton on Wednesday.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of paying
Verb
  • Getting there would require Congress to fund the design of the project in 2028 and then continue shelling out cash for waves of construction for more than a decade afterward.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But public school budget cuts have meant that teachers are increasingly shelling out their own money in order to supply their classroom.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shelling out
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“Forking (over, out, or up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forking%20%28over%2C%20out%2C%20or%20up%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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