foot the bill
idiom
: to pay for something
His parents footed the bill for his college education.
It's a business lunch, so the company is footing the bill.
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Rat populations in California are increasing, and homeowners and business owners might end up footing the bill for pest mitigation, rodent experts told Newsweek.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, citizens who initiate a ballot measure would have to foot the bill to print the measure in newspapers, as required by the state constitution, under SB 73.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Allowing the state to foot the bill would keep property taxes affordable, but support for such programs is mixed in the state Capitol in Lansing due to resource constraints and the fact that other Michigan cities such as Flint have also struggled with declines in population.
—Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The proposal does not indicate who will foot the bill specifically but could see European contribution as well as wealthier Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, citizens who initiate a ballot measure would have to foot the bill to print the measure in newspapers, as required by the state constitution, under SB 73.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 8 Mar. 2025
Allowing the state to foot the bill would keep property taxes affordable, but support for such programs is mixed in the state Capitol in Lansing due to resource constraints and the fact that other Michigan cities such as Flint have also struggled with declines in population.
—Camila Alvayay Torrejon, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
The proposal does not indicate who will foot the bill specifically but could see European contribution as well as wealthier Gulf states like Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
—Emma Graham, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for foot the bill
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