forked out
Handed over money
Forked out is the past tense of fork out, meaning to pay or hand over money, usually with reluctance or under pressure: I forked out two hundred dollars for the repair.
The image suggests money being lifted and transferred, as with a pitchfork moving hay.
The amount paid typically feels excessive or unwelcome.
Gave money owed
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- coughed upYielded reluctantly when pressed
- ponied upPaid reluctantly, informally
- disbursedPaid out officially
settled up · footed the bill · handed over · parted with · splurged · expended · outlaid · remitted
Required payment amount
- feesCosts for services
- rentPayment for temporary use
- tuitionPayment for instruction
- mortgageSecured home loan
bills · price · charge · dues · premium · invoice · debt · tariff
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
regretfully · resentfully · wincing · cringing · reluctantly · bitterly · ruefully · unhappily
Gave as a gift
- giftedGiven as present
- gaveTransferred possession freely
- contributedGave toward shared goal
- tippedGave a gratuity
treated · sponsored · patronized · endowed · bestowed · lavished · bankrolled · subsidized
paid
Gave money owed
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- coughed upYielded reluctantly when pressed
- ponied upPaid reluctantly, informally
disbursed · settled up · footed the bill · handed over · parted with · splurged · expended · outlaid · remitted · transferred
cost
Required payment amount
bills · mortgage · price · charge · dues · premium · invoice · debt · tariff · levy
grudgingly
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- hesitantlyWith uncertain manner
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
begrudgingly · regretfully · resentfully · wincing · cringing · reluctantly · bitterly · ruefully · unhappily · scraped together
donated
Gave as a gift
- giftedGiven as present
- gaveTransferred possession freely
- contributedGave toward shared goal
tipped · treated · sponsored · patronized · endowed · bestowed · lavished · bankrolled · subsidized · underwritten