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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  • About 30 bills have been filed as of Friday, Jan. 17 related to child care, pre-K and paid parental leave.
    Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025
  • As fuel-efficient cars — and EVs, which pay higher registration fees but don't use gas — become the norm, fewer dollars are flowing into transportation coffers.
    Kale Williams, Axios, 21 Jan. 2025
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  • All that Olympic exposure and other events paid off.
    Lily Templeton, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
  • This is one group of items where being self-aware will pay off.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • In among all these itinerant jobs, Robert meets Gladys (Felicity Jones), a young woman who sings in the church choir and becomes the incandescent center of his life.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
  • The Gary & Mary West Senior Wellness Center is a local San Diego organization that helps meet the basic needs of seniors living in downtown San Diego.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Spring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28for%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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