Meanings
verbspring for (third-person singular simple present springs for, present participle springing for, simple past sprang for, past participle sprung for)
present singular third person springs for · participle present springing for · past sprang for · participle past sprung for
- USidiomaticTo 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
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