But the chances of a non-executive director having to fork out for corporate wrongdoing are tiny.
It measures how much you need to fork out to buy an entire public company.
Recently the New York Times found some success getting more online readers to fork out.
Plainly, the richer states, which have to fork out for their poorer neighbours, are keen on this.
That is a sum which insurance companies and government health services might understandably be reluctant to fork out.
In the case of, say, organic produce, consumer benefits mean that customers are willing to fork out more.
Will consumers be willing to fork out more for chicken dinners this winter?
Also, the tough economic times mean many don't have the money to fork out on pricey hotels and rental properties.
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Casinos and resorts have lower payouts than online gambling and you have to fork out for the hotel room, too.
So, companies may have to fork out more cash earlier to attract new employees rather than relying on stock options.
Private companies have therefore to fork out for a big initial investment, and must pay a number of social charges that the town waterworks do not pay.
Before the UN introduced a ruling on cybersquatting last year, corporations and individuals were being forced to fork out staggering sums to buy the rights to an address.
On the other hand, people who are prepared to fork out hundreds of dollars for lunch or dinner expect their surroundings to be at least as sumptuous as their food.
The write-offs alone exceed the amount JAL has earmarked to buy 45 new Boeing 787 Dreamliners, he says, whereas ANA has to fork out the money to buy 55 of them.
Consultant plastic surgeon David Soutar, of Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit in Glasgow - the largest in Scotland, said Scots were happy to fork out to try to obtain the slim, muscular figures they had witnessed.
He and wife Paula, who were waiting for a ferry across the Camel estuary to Padstow, said second homeowners spent more money locally than other holidaymakers because they did not have to fork out for rent.
What's more, Italy may have to fork out a few tens of billions of euros to recapitalise its banks - which is less than Spain's banking bill but rather more than the banking liability I face.
The most bizarre part to me isn't that Samsung is willing to fork out ungodly amounts of currency in order to sear the term "Galaxy" onto the brains of every human alive -- it's that the outfit's North American marketing partners are actually stellar.
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My same Hawaii honeymoon friend was ready to fork out actual cash for business class seats to Australia last year, and his travel agent actually talked him down and was able to upgrade coach seats on Air New Zealand with his United miles (he had already tried).
If Western countries have to reduce emissions and fork out extensive sums of money and they do not, they stand to gain a competitive advantage - and dragging up the past as often as possible helps this agenda.
That sounds a lot like my alma mater could use the database to find out how much alumni make (and how much they could afford to fork over).
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For example, quite a few involve "lane assist" features that starkly indicate the options when coming to a fork in the road so that the driver avoids having to stare at the screen too long to figure out the right path.
If the government can afford to lavish millions on ministerial cars and salaries, it can fork out a few more rand for its public servants, they argue.
This man called me out, and in doing so, brought me to a fork in my entrepreneurial path.
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Mantles Restaurant, the on-site eatery, offers farm-to-fork cuisine in a casual yet sophisticated setting that would not be out of place in New York City.
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