spring (for)

as in to pay
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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  • The state made a similar deal with the white owners of a nearby daycare that had to close due to flooding -- but ALDOT paid those property owners $165,000 for a portion of their property.
    Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Typically, financial advisors are paid via commission, fees or a hybrid of the two.
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Anantaajith Raghuraman Salah gamble not paying off At the end of last season, Salah made no secret of the fact that his defensive responsibilities had decreased under Slot.
    The Athletic UK Staff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Those investments have already begun to pay off, as Walmart reported a 26 percent growth in e-commerce sales in the second quarter of 2025, attributing the gains in part to faster delivery speeds.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
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  • But despite all that history, the church voted in June to stop meeting due to low numbers and the inability to keep up with building maintenance costs.
    Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The mayor's office said the quick timeline is necessary to meet state notification deadlines for the change to take effect.
    Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Spring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28for%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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