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foot the bill

foot the bill
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foo t stressed th ee bil]
    • /fʊt stressed ði bɪl/
    • /fʊt ðə bɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foo t stressed th ee bil]
    • /fʊt stressed ði bɪl/

Definition of foot the bill words

  • intransitive verb foot the bill pay the costs 1
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Parts of speech for Foot the bill

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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foot the bill popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for foot the bill

verb foot the bill

  • finance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
  • redeem — to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
  • pick up the tab — If you pick up the tab, you pay a bill on behalf of a group of people or provide the money that is needed for something.
  • pop for — to make a short, quick, explosive sound: The cork popped.
  • spring for — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
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