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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From defense to science The Pentagon may be footing the bill, but quantum navigation’s uses stretch far beyond warzones.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The city’s slated to foot the bill for public improvements related to connectivity to the stadium — exit ramps, roads, RTD, etc.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
And who will foot the bill for fighting this lawsuit?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
The city’s slated to foot the bill for public improvements related to connectivity to the stadium — exit ramps, roads, RTD, etc.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
And who will foot the bill for fighting this lawsuit?
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
And it’s succeeded, slashing its water usage by more than half in the past two decades and fast approaching its goal not to use any city water – the non-sewage portion for which the city foots the bill – for any of the animals’ pools or tanks.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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