pick up the tab/bill/check

phrase

: to pay the money that is owed for something

The company picked up the entire tab for my trip.

They offered to pick up the check for dinner.

Examples of pick up the tab/bill/check in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Gary Ronan, an attorney representing the host committee, said Boston 26 would pick up the bill with the backing of Kraft Sports Group, the holding company led by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026

While the act is strictly forbidden on Wall Street, prediction markets are currently operating in a regulatory vacuum, allowing those who enjoy insider status to score big — while everyone else is left to pick up the bill. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 Feb. 2026

Currently there has been no action from the state Senate to pick up the bill. — Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

That’s raising the prospect that state residents will need to pick up the bill for more funds. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2025

At the same time, Pritzker reiterated that the state can’t pick up the bill for billions of dollars lost in potential overall cuts to federal funding. — Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2025