Collocation
pay the bill
to give money for what you have bought or for a service you used
Definition
'pay the bill' is a common English collocation. to give money for what you have bought or for a service you used
pay + the bill
“Could you pay the bill, please?”
Examples
- I will pay the bill after dinner.
- She paid the bill and left a tip.
- Can we pay the bill by card?
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- He always pays the bill when we go out together.
- If you do not pay the bill on time, they may charge a late fee.
- We split the cost, but I paid the bill at the counter and she sent me her share later.
- Before checking out, you must pay the bill for any room service you ordered.
- By the time the server returned, they had already paid the bill.
- I offered to pay the bill, but my manager insisted on covering it for the client meeting.
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