Fork out Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Fork out has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

to surrender someone or something to another

"the guard delivered the criminal to the police"

"render up the prisoners"

"render the town to the enemy"

"fork over the money"

hand over fork over fork out fork up turn in deliver render

To pay out, to hand over

Example Sentences

"the guard delivered the criminal to the police" verb

"render up the prisoners" verb

"render the town to the enemy" verb

"fork over the money" verb