springs (for)

verb

Definition of springs (for)next
present tense third-person singular of spring (for)
as in pays
to give what is owed for offered to spring for dinner for the whole gang

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springs (for)
  1. pays
  2. pays off
  3. meets
Verb
  • 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
Definition of pays
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  • Becoming a regular pays off more than any one-off negotiation.
    — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The operator model pays off when the delivery network is complex enough that the decisions being made inside it—or being made poorly, or not at all—are materially affecting cost and customer experience.
    — Nishith Rastogi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of pays off
Verb
  • In the book, Abigail meets Bret at La Scala, a great Beverly Hills restaurant that still exists.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Motorsport meets nuclear engineering Power conversion sits between the reactor and the electrical grid.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of meets
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“Springs (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springs%20%28for%29. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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