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  • plural of foot.
  • present tense form of foot (3rd person singular).

foots

British  
/ fʊts /

plural noun

  1. (sometimes singular) the sediment that accumulates at the bottom of a vessel containing any of certain liquids, such as vegetable oil or varnish; dregs

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Levon White, a third-grader in Newman Lake, Wash., said he orders sushi once a month when he visits his best friend’s grandmother, who happily foots the bill.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026

LA28 only foots the bill for a transit system for athletes and game personnel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024

Lyle Foster has a pop from the edge of the box and a deflection almost wrong foots Ivo Grbic in the Sheffield United net but he manages to save.

From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2024

Which media entity winds up producing Mariners games — and who foots the bill for operational costs — remains an open question for Stanton and the Mariners’ ownership group.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

“Well, sir, I didn’t think we was gonna make it back neither. ’Twas turrible right from the minute we set foots in Canada.”

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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