Fork out meaning
Fork out is a phrasal verb that means to informally pay a sum of money, particularly when unwilling to do so.
- Past simple
- forked out
- Past participle
- forked out
- -ing form
- forking out
What fork out means
pay reluctantlyB2informal
To informally pay a sum of money, particularly when unwilling to do so
We had to fork out for a new boiler.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does fork out mean?
To informally pay a sum of money, particularly when unwilling to do so.
What is the past tense of fork out?
Forked out, which is also its past participle.
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