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fork out vs give away

give away vs fork out

fork out and give away both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fork out No No Yes No
give away No No Yes No
As verbs, give away is a hyponym of fork out; that is, give away is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fork out:
  • fork out: to surrender someone or something to another
  • give away: formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
Other hyponyms of fork out include bail.
fork out (verb) give away (verb)
to surrender someone or something to another make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
give away information about somebody
make a gift of
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
Difference between fork out and give away

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