"footing the bill" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} footing the bill
  1. present participle and gerund of foot the bill Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: foot the bill
    Sense id: en-footing_the_bill-en-verb-tQvEL3EY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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