springs (for)

verb

Definition of springs (for)next
present tense third-person singular of spring (for)
as in pays
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springs (for)
  1. pays
  2. pays off
  3. meets
Verb
  • Enterprise Mobility told the Tribune it either gives the city the necessary information to ticket the renter or driver directly, or pays the violation and then recovers the cost from the renter.
    — A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Factory International also pays tribute to the city’s cultural history, taking its name from Factory Records.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of pays
Verb
  • Upon approval, the new lender pays off your existing loan and then assumes the remaining balance.
    — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 8 July 2026
  • Thus, other states may be watching Kentucky and North Carolina to see if these moves to tax the prediction market companies pays off.
    — Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of pays off
Verb
  • Knowing where a company sits in the AI stack, where agentic meets generative, and how to assess servers versus storage is becoming ever more crucial for tracking the runners and riders in the AI race.
    — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 15 July 2026
  • Norway have two players, including Erling Haaland, free at the far post when Ajer meets the ball.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of meets
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“Springs (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28for%29. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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