as in paid
to give what is owed for
I'll foot the bill for dinner
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Recent Examples of footed
Those bills, technically footed by taxpayers, are sure to have skyrocketed during the two-month trial.
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Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The city, its public utilities and Bexar County footed most of the cost, with the remainder coming from private donors.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the Champions League last week, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany started Konrad Laimer (right-footed) and Raphael Guerrero (left) at full-back, but on the opposite side to their dominant foot.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Wright put himself in the mix by getting on the end of both Roldan services and bagging a brace on a 33rd-minute near-post finish with the outside of his right foot, then a cutback and left-footed curler to the far post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2026
The city, its public utilities and Bexar County footed most of the cost, with the remainder coming from private donors.
—Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Feb. 2026
In the Champions League last week, Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany started Konrad Laimer (right-footed) and Raphael Guerrero (left) at full-back, but on the opposite side to their dominant foot.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2025
Wright put himself in the mix by getting on the end of both Roldan services and bagging a brace on a 33rd-minute near-post finish with the outside of his right foot, then a cutback and left-footed curler to the far post.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for footed
paid
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But while a cash prize might be dangled, it's often never paid — particularly if the kid carrying out the crime gets busted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Swift and Kelce reportedly paid $3 million to rent the 820,000-square-foot Madison Square Garden for three days — one to set up, one for the nuptials, and one to strike everything, according to TMZ.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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“Footed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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