bear the expense

VERB

foot the bill

Synonyms

WEAK

bear the cost finance pay the bill pick up the check pick up the tab pop for redeem spring for

VERB

pay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compensate disburse extend grant handle meet offer present refund reimburse repay settle

STRONG

adjust bequeath bestow clear confer defray discharge foot honor liquidate prepay proffer recompense recoup remit remunerate render requite reward satisfy stake

WEAK

bear the cost chip in come through cough up dig up foot the bill hand over kick in make payment plunk down put up take care of

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deny deprive hold penalize refuse take take back withhold

STRONG

confuse dishonor dissatisfy dissuade fail keep upset

WEAK

earn lose

Example Sentences

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But how long will workers want to bear the expense of paying for a kind of semi-privacy that used to come to them for free, in a central-business-district cubicle?

From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2021

They've had to bear the expense of travelling around the UK - it's not like they couldn't train or skate in Coventry, Swindon, Guildford or Sheffield.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2021

Epic executive Tim Sweeney said the 30 percent app-store fee is a “high cost” in a world where publishers must bear the expense of developing, operating and supporting their games.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2018

Airbnb users are coming to the city when they seemingly wouldn’t otherwise be able to bear the expense.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2014

Grand Maester Pycelle looked to Littlefinger and asked, "Will the treasury bear the expense?"

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

bear the expense

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