fork out
(ambitransitive, British, informal) To pay out, to hand over.
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Yes, but the population surge is has been steadily reversing itself. Shouldn't that have started affecting the constant increases in rent for older buildings? Because it certainly hasn't in the crumbling building I'…
Plus- if your fork out All That Money to get to the match and ICEgestapo snatches your team’s star players so the team has to forfeit! You were better off staying home and watching the match from your favorite pub🤩
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(ambitransitive, British, informal) To pay out, to hand over.
“Yes, but the population surge is has been steadily reversing itself. Shouldn't that have started affecting the constant increases in rent for older buildings? Because it certainly hasn't in the crumbling building I'm forced to fork out 62% of my income for....”
The hard drive broke down, so I forked out five hundred dollars for a new one.
“Yes, but the population surge is has been steadily reversing itself. Shouldn't that have started affecting the constant increases in rent for older buildings? Because it certainly hasn't in the crumbling building I'm forced to fork out 62% of my income for....”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Plus- if your fork out All That Money to get to the match and ICEgestapo snatches your team’s star players so the team has to forfeit! You were better off staying home and watching the match from your favorite pub🤩”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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