foots

present tense third-person singular of foot
as in pays
to give what is owed for I'll foot the bill for dinner

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Recent Examples of foots His daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have never paid a penny in rent for their grace and favour homes in London, despite being non-working royals; King Charles foots the bill using his private wealth, but at a discount on the market rent of about 40%. The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 June 2026 One of the unique aspects of Apple’s pact with MLS is that MLS itself foots production costs, and is the entity that has hired IMG to produce its matches and studio content. Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 While states sign eligibility system contracts with companies and work with them to manage updates, the federal government foots most of the bill. Samantha Liss, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 And that’s after insurance foots a large part of the bill. Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2026
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pays
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  • The government created a national preventive care program decades ago and gave every citizen a right to regular checkups, which gave clinics a reason to buy expensive machines, which brought the volume that pays for the expensive machines.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Avon Historical Society pays the liability for the inside of the building and the structural repairs, like the roof, are the town’s responsibility.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Foots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foots. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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