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fork out (sth)
informal — phrasal verb with fork /fɔːk/
/fɔːrk/ verb Definition
› to pay, especially unwillingly: I forked out ten quid for/on the ticket. I couldn't persuade him to fork out for a new one.Paying and spending money
(Definition of fork out (sth) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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