Fork Out (Verb)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- They refused to fork out the cash until they saw the merchandise.
- The prisoner was made to fork out all the information he knew.
- She was ordered to fork out her phone for inspection.
- Under duress, he was forced to fork out the passwords.
- The corrupt politician was eventually pressured into forking out all the incriminating documents.