fork out vs hand over

fork out and hand over both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fork out	No	No	Yes	No
hand over	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fork out and hand over are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of fork out include deliver, fork over, fork up, render, turn in.

fork out (verb)	hand over (verb)
to surrender someone or something to another	to surrender someone or something to another