FOOTS Synonyms: 16 Similar and Opposite Words

foots

verb

present tense third-person singular of foot

as in pays

to give what is owed for I'll foot the bill for dinner

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repudiates

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of foots The league foots a costly bill to turn most foreign stadiums NFL-ready, while gameday upside is relatively capped with ticket prices held to reasonable standards. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 10 Sep. 2026 Part of the problem is that Washington foots 100% of the bill for benefits, while the states pay only the administrative costs. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 29 Aug. 2026 His daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, have never paid a penny in rent for their grace and favour homes in London, despite being non-working royals; King Charles foots the bill using his private wealth, but at a discount on the market rent of about 40%. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 14 June 2026 One of the unique aspects of Apple’s pact with MLS is that MLS itself foots production costs, and is the entity that has hired IMG to produce its matches and studio content. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 While states sign eligibility system contracts with companies and work with them to manage updates, the federal government foots most of the bill. — Samantha Liss, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026 And that’s after insurance foots a large part of the bill. — Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 19 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foots

pays

Verb

So instead of making teams whole each time, the NFL now just pays teams’ travel expenses for their international game under the rationale that every team will lose a home game—and, in turn, home game ticket revenue—during that time.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The result is a politics in which almost everyone agrees that reform is urgently needed, provided someone else pays, and their own group’s advantages remain untouched.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026