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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Fortunately, two people stepped forward this week asking for a recount and volunteering to foot the bill, which could easily top $400,000. —Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024

That’s an expensive proposition that most Floridians struggling in the wake of a storm’s devastation are eager to avoid, but the rule is designed to keep properties in harm’s way safe and to ensure the federal government isn’t stuck footing the bill to rebuild them again and again. —Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Mar. 2024

But more money is needed to turn construction plans into a reality − and in many cases residents must approve tax revenue increases to foot the bill. —USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024

Now, as Amazon pushes to store more goods closer to customers in more U.S. regions while cutting its own costs, Amazon wants sellers to start footing the bill themselves. —Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024

Officials and analysts say crackdowns have been necessary, but investors footing the bill are questioning how they've been carried out. —Dake Kang, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2024

Crampton lives in the United Kingdom, so the battery of tests is hers for the taking, with the NHS footing the bill. —Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024

The city ends up footing the bill for settlements, and involved police are more likely to keep their jobs or, in some instances, apply or be transferred to other police department career opportunities. —Pamela Appea, Parents, 7 Apr. 2024

Family members staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Kansas City to care for their sick child are now preparing to foot the bill for repairs after their car was stolen from the parking lot last month, just one of a growing number of car thefts across the metro. —Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024