spring for
phrasal verb
sprang for or sprung for; sprung for; springing for; springs for
US, informal
: to pay for (something) : to spend money on (something)
She refuses to spring for a new coat.
I'll spring for dinner.
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His longtime agent and friend, Steve Caric, often sends clients to him in the winter and early spring for extra work, and Paulsen welcomes them into his home and his brain.
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Late Winter After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Can’t spring for an over-$100 sweatshirt?
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
That same feeling is palpable throughout the 13 Months visuals, some of which took Aminé back to Ethiopia this spring for the fourth time in his life.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Late Winter After your holiday cactus stops flowering for the year, typically in late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti and early spring for Easter cacti, reduce the amount of watering.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2025
Can’t spring for an over-$100 sweatshirt?
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 21 Oct. 2025
That same feeling is palpable throughout the 13 Months visuals, some of which took Aminé back to Ethiopia this spring for the fourth time in his life.
—Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Spring for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spring%20for. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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