foot the bill
idiom
: to pay for something
His parents footed the bill for his college education.
It's a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill.
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Even if the state isn’t footing the bill upfront, operations, ridership and maintenance will land on someone’s balance sheet.
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Angelette C. Aviles, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
These days, sports stadiums are nearly always backed by taxpayer funding at the local, state and federal level, meaning fans are footing the bill on both ends.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
That support can mean footing the bill for travel, visas, tour support, and marketing costs, or securing spots at high-profile industry showcases like SXSW or The Great Escape.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
In South Carolina paper, The Post and Courier, the editorial team warned that allowing utilities to pass costs for industrial incentives onto households would leave customers footing the bill for infrastructure that primarily benefits corporations.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Angelette C. Aviles, Baltimore Sun, 19 Apr. 2025
These days, sports stadiums are nearly always backed by taxpayer funding at the local, state and federal level, meaning fans are footing the bill on both ends.
—Alex Jacquez, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
That support can mean footing the bill for travel, visas, tour support, and marketing costs, or securing spots at high-profile industry showcases like SXSW or The Great Escape.
—Alex Ashley, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2025
In South Carolina paper, The Post and Courier, the editorial team warned that allowing utilities to pass costs for industrial incentives onto households would leave customers footing the bill for infrastructure that primarily benefits corporations.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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