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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The United States is footing the bill for the flights, including the flights that will eventually transport these migrants to their home countries.
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The inauguration fund pays for the parties, dinners and the parade, while taxpayers foot the bill for security and the swearing-in ceremony.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Universities also objected that if a grantee publishes a paper through paid OA after their NIH grant has expired, the agency will not foot the bill for the APC.
—Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
Create a Department of Government Efficiency Fund Regulatory bloat is not only costly for businesses but also for taxpayers who foot the bill for wasteful and inefficient agencies.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025
The inauguration fund pays for the parties, dinners and the parade, while taxpayers foot the bill for security and the swearing-in ceremony.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Universities also objected that if a grantee publishes a paper through paid OA after their NIH grant has expired, the agency will not foot the bill for the APC.
—Byjeffrey Brainard, science.org, 20 Dec. 2024
Create a Department of Government Efficiency Fund Regulatory bloat is not only costly for businesses but also for taxpayers who foot the bill for wasteful and inefficient agencies.
—James Broughel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Foot the bill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foot%20the%20bill. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025.
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