The difference between Fork out and Fork over
When used as verbs, fork out means to pay out, to hand over, whereas fork over means to turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fork out and Fork over
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Fork out as a verb (transitive, informal):
To pay out, to hand over
Examples:
"The hard drive broke down, so I forked out five hundred dollars for a new one."
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Fork over as a verb:
To turn over (soil, hay, etc.) with a gardening fork.
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Fork over as a verb (idiomatic, US):
To pay (implies lots of money).