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)
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The fiscal angst is most obvious in urban school districts, where enrollment declines are most severe and where unions are the strongest, often spending heavily to elect friendly school board members.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026 -
Pritzker’s $56 billion election-year budget plan represents one of the smallest increases in state spending the governor has proposed since the governor took office in 2019.—
Rick Pearson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The latest chapter in this endless epic belongs to Kansas State, which is trying to line item its way out of paying Jerome Tang the money the administration offered him.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Purported ransom notes were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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Most of us will watch the big game from our living rooms rather than shelling out thousands of dollars for a seat in Levi’s stadium.—
Jason Corso,
Fortune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Otherwise, patients could wind up shelling out hundreds of dollars a month for medications without having that expense chip away at their annual deductibles, which could be thousands of dollars.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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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 20 Feb. 2026.
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