foot the bill
Example Sentences
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When one homeowner stops paying, the rest of the owners often must collectively foot the bill.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
Kennedy told The Times in 2023 that the school came to him after it had trouble finding another wealthy booster to foot the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
New Jersey governor Mikie Sherril previously criticised Fifa's refusal to subsidise transport at the event and insisted local taxpayers would not foot the bill.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
In the latest sign of a tightening supply bottleneck that has sent memory prices skyrocketing, customers are offering to foot the bill for greater production capacity.
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
He had decided to assemble a research team and explore the area in more detail the next year, and persuaded the National Geographic Society to foot the bill.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
