spring for

phrasal verb

sprang for or sprung for; sprung for; springing for; springs for

US, informal

: to pay for (something) : to spend money on (something)

She refuses to spring for a new coat.

I'll spring for dinner.

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Here's What Experts Say Late Winter Cut back on watering after your holiday cactus stops flowering, which is generally late winter for Thanksgiving and Christmas cactus plants and early spring for Easter cactus. —

Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2024 Proctor and Brailsford have shown continuous improvement through August, a good sign considering both faced their own versions of adversity in the spring/summer with Proctor missing time as a transfer and Brailsford missing a long stretch of spring for personal reasons. —

Kennington Smith Iii, The Athletic, 15 Aug. 2024 The Seattle Kraken left the network last spring for local TENGA affiliates, and to Prime Video for Washington and Oregon users. —

Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2024 And even springing for a fancy compressor ice cream maker. —

Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 8 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spring for