Giving or Providing: English Vocabulary List

to reluctantly pay a significant amount of money

"He forked out a lot of money."

"I had to fork out a lot of money for the car repairs after the accident."

to assign a task or project to an external party, typically for a fee

"The company farms out the work."

"The company decided to farm out the customer service calls to a cheaper call center located in another country."

to help someone, especially to make it easier for them to do something

"Can you help out with dinner?"

"Can you help out with the dinner preparations because we have a lot of guests coming tonight?"

to rent something to someone, typically for a specified period, in exchange for payment

"He hires out his equipment for cash."

"The contractor hires out his services to homeowners who need repairs but do not have the time or skills to do them themselves."

to provide services or temporary use of something to someone, in exchange for a fee

"She rents out her spare room."

"The couple decided to rent out their spare bedroom on a home sharing website to earn some extra money each month."

to divide and allocate a resource, task, or item among individuals

"Share out the food equally please."

"The teacher shared out the worksheets equally among all of the students so that everyone had one to complete."

to distribute something among a group of individuals

"They give out free books."

"The volunteers gathered early in the morning to give out warm meals and blankets to the homeless people living near the downtown area."

to provide someone or each person in a group with something

"Please hand out flyers."

"The volunteers will hand out free samples of the new product to everyone attending the festival."

to distribute something to a group of people

"Please pass out flyers."

"The event organizers will pass out complimentary brochures to all attendees upon arrival."

to send something to a number of people or places

"Send out the invitations today."

"The company will send out the monthly invoices to all customers on the first day of each month."