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
  • Translate your performance into a unit of value finance already pays for.
    — Masha Khmel, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Survivorship life policies, also known as second-to-die insurance, cover two people, typically spouses, and pays the death benefit after the second person dies.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of pays
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  • Meta and Microsoft prove why patience pays off Not every tech stock got slammed last week.
    — Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The obvious effort that Pascal spent practicing the cello pays off in the scenes where Alex intensely plays the instrument for his own private reasons, as if asking the same thing of himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pays off
Verb
  • The program meets military medics, corpsmen and service members at the crossroads of their transition, guiding them into professional health programs.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • At the location in North Miami-Dade, a group of Black veterans meets every day of the year except for Christmas.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 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 13 Nov. 2026.

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