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.

Examples of foot the bill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Taxpayers are footing the bill for the nicer quarters on Flagler Street, and that tab could be higher than expected. —Douglas Hanks november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025

While some governments have stepped in to foot the bill, others have not done so, with employees in Italy and Portugal working unpaid as the gridlock in Washington drags on. —Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 9 Nov. 2025

Voter anger over the cost of living is hurtling forward into next year’s midterm elections, when pivotal contests will be decided by communities that are home to fast-rising electric bills or fights over who’s footing the bill to power Big Tech’s energy-hungry data centers. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2025

If the government steps in to support OpenAI, taxpayers will be footing the bill, scientist and AI expert Gary Marcus argues in his Substack. —Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for foot the bill

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