verb
foot
To pay a bill or expense.
The company foots the bill for the team's travel.
Etymology
The payment verb developed through the foot of an account, where its total was entered. Footing the bill came to mean meeting that total cost.
More examples
- Who will foot the cost of the repairs?
- They had already footed the entire expense.
- She is footing the bill for the celebration.
Forms
foot · foots · footed · footing