fork out
Hand over money
Fork out means to pay, usually reluctantly or for something expensive: I had to fork out three hundred dollars for the repair.
The phrase suggests the money is being surrendered rather than happily spent.
Also appears as fork over, which emphasizes handing something to someone else: Fork over the cash.
Pay reluctantly
- pony upPay reluctantly
- ante upContribute required stake
- stump upPay reluctantly
- hand overTransfer to another's control
pay up · foot the bill · pick up the tab · settle up · chip in · part with · cough it up · pay through the nose
Satisfy a craving
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- big ticketCosting substantial money
- break the bankExceed available resources
- spare no expenseSpend without limit
Reflexive recoil from distress
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- resentFeel bitter toward
- bite the bulletAccept inevitable hardship
- necessary evilHarmful thing reluctantly permitted
swallow hard · overpriced · highway robbery · rip-off · extortion · gouge
cough up
Pay reluctantly
hand over · pay up · foot the bill · pick up the tab · settle up · chip in · part with · cough it up · pay through the nose · dig deep
indulge
Satisfy a craving
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- big ticketCosting substantial money
- break the bankExceed available resources
wince
Reflexive recoil from distress
- grumbleLow, discontented murmuring
- resentFeel bitter toward
- bite the bulletAccept inevitable hardship
swallow hard · necessary evil · overpriced · highway robbery · rip-off · extortion · gouge
- payingpay, payment plan, pay up, pay off, foot the bill
- contributecontribute, donate, give, chip in, pitch in