forked

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"We reckon we'll have forked out an extra £12,000 by the time we leave," Andrea says.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

In 2008, he and a friend forked over $650,000 to have lunch with Buffett, which, he insisted External link, “was worth every dime.”

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Some were so enticed by Koh they forked over copies of their ID cards, which then got used by other North Korean IT workers to grab more work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

In 2024, he forked over $4.8 million for a 2,854-square-foot Nantucket home.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

For the pleasure of shorting 100 million dollars’ worth of New Century’s shares, Steve Eisman forked out $32 million a year.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis