spring for en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, idiomatic) To pay for; to offer money.
Wal-Mart . . . would pay the town $100,000 in annual taxes and cover much needed road improvements too. The store even agreed to spring for an archaeological dig on the site, once an Indian campground.
1993 November 1, Sophfronia Gregory et al., “They're Up Against the Wal”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| springing for | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| sprung for | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| springs for | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| sprang for | Tense=Past | lexicographic |