spring (for)

verb

Definition of spring (for)next
as in to pay
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spring (for)
  1. pay
  2. pay off
  3. meet
Verb
  • Good was the only female CEO among Charlotte's top 10 highest paid.
    Katie Peralta Soloff, Axios, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Obviously, these innovative companies aren’t paying out dividends.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of pay
Verb
  • Guard James Harden has carried the load for this team very well and it's been paying off in the results on court.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
  • But the major moves that were made by general manager Rob Blake and his staff have paid off.
    Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of pay off
Verb
  • In November, representatives from both companies reportedly met with U.S. antitrust enforcers in a bid to persuade them to not block the acquisition.
    John Hyatt, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc met with Trump secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick and secretary of the interior Doug Burgum on Friday at Mar-a-Lago.
    Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of meet
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“Spring (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spring%20%28for%29. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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