Collocation
pay a bill
to give money to settle an amount you owe for a service or product
Definition
'pay a bill' is a common English collocation. to give money to settle an amount you owe for a service or product
pay + a/the + bill
“I need to pay the bill before the due date.”
Examples
- I forgot to pay the bill for the internet last month.
- Can you pay the bill while I grab my coat?
- She paid the bill as soon as the email reminder arrived.
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- We usually pay the bill online to avoid late fees.
- He had to pay a bill he did not recognize and then dispute it later.
- If you do not pay the bill by Friday, the service may be suspended.
- They are setting up automatic payments so they never miss a chance to pay the bill on time.
- After the restaurant manager apologized, we still paid the bill but left no tip.
- I will pay the bill today, even though the charge should have been split between us.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder