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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay |
| Synonyms: | bear the cost, chip in, cover cost, finance, foot the bill, fund, pay for, pick up the bill, pick up the check, pick up the tab, settle |
| Main Entry: | fund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide money for |
| Synonyms: | back, bankroll, capitalize, endow, finance, float, grubstake, juice*, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, promote, stake, subsidize, support |
| Antonyms: | take |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | guarantee |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pledge, promise |
| Synonyms: | affirm, angel, answer for, assure, attest, aver, back, bankroll, be surety for, bind oneself, certify, confirm, cosign, endorse, ensure, evidence, evince, get behind, give bond, grubstake, guaranty, insure, juice*, maintain, make bail, make certain, make sure, mortgage, pick up the check, pick up the tab, protect, prove, reassure, secure, sign for, stake, stand behind, stand up for, support, swear, testify, vouch for, wager, warrant, witness |
| Notes: | guarantee is from Old French garant 'a warrant,' while warranty is from Old North French warantie, derived from warant 'a warrant.' Both garant and warant came from Frankish (the West Germanic language spoken in the 400s and 500s in the region of ancient Gaul that became France), represented by Old High German weren 'to confirm, warrant.' Guarantee is a general term for a representation regarding a good's quality and performance - and warranty is the legal term for the document; the person to whom it is issued is the warrantee with the issuer being the warrantor |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | invest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute money to make money |
| Synonyms: | advance, back, bankroll, buy into, buy stock, devote, endow, endue, entrust, get into, go in for, imbue, infuse, lay out, lend, loan, pick up the tab, plow back into, plunge, provide, put in, put up dough, salt away, sink, spend, stake, supply |
| Antonyms: | divest, take out |
| Main Entry: | subsidize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money to get started |
| Synonyms: | angel*, back, bankroll, contribute, endow, finance, fund, grubstake, help, juice*, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, put up the money for, sponsor, stake, support, underwrite |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | treat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay the bill for someone else |
| Synonyms: | amuse, blow, buy for, divert, entertain, escort, feast, foot the bill, give, indulge, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, play host, provide, regale, satisfy, set up, spring for, stake, stand*, take out, wine and dine |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | foot the bill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay for |
| Synonyms: | bear the cost, bear the expense, finance, pay the bill, pick up the check, pick up the tab, pop for, redeem, spring for |
| Main Entry: | grubstake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | finance |
| Synonyms: | back, bank, bankroll, capitalize, endow, float*, fund, go for, guarantee, juice*, lay on one, loan shark, patronize, pay for, pick up the check, pick up the tab, prime the pump, promote, provide funds, provide security, put up money, put up money fo |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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