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footed the bill

VERB

pay for

Synonyms

WEAK

bear the cost bear the expense finance pay the bill pick up the check pick up the tab pop for redeem spring for

Example Sentences

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Many companies footed the bill for U.S. tariffs initially, in an effort to keep prices competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

That is why the BKA footed the bill for the search this week in ruined farm buildings on merciless, shadeless scrubland in the rising heat of an Algarve summer.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2025

I footed the bill for 200 burritos from Burritos La Palma, the popular mini-chain with roots in Jerez.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2023

In a controversial arrangement, five major beverage corporations mostly footed the bill.

From Slate • Apr. 23, 2023

There was a sort of cousin—Mr. Crosby"—he nodded toward me—"visiting in the house and he footed the bill.

From The Four Pools Mystery by Webster, Jean