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Synonyms

spring for

Idioms  
  1. Pay another's expenses, treat, as in I'll spring for the dinner this time. [Slang; c. 1900]


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Builders’ earnings will need to show signs of stabilization this spring for the gains to hold through the spring, one analyst says.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

After that, there could be a “more serious stallout at resistance,” and then some backtracking into spring for Nvidia and many semiconductor stocks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 24, 2025

Hendlin and his wife scoured Facebook Marketplace in the spring for used furniture for their Burlingame, Calif., patio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025

Property owners had waited weeks in the spring, for instance, for guidelines on accessory dwelling unit construction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

The publishers agreed to spring for the postage costs, so your total expense is the note or card or whatever.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman