foot the bill

phrase

: 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.

Examples of foot the bill in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And because of the Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act passed earlier this year, the company appears to be on track to have taxpayers foot the bill. — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Paramount is issuing billions in debt securities and securing new loans to help foot the bill. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026

Republican gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds criticized Jolly's proposal, contending that approach would leave homeowners footing the bill. — Joan Murray, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

But above all looms the unresolved question of who will foot the bill—not unlike current discussions over the cost of decarbonizing the supply chain. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for foot the bill

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