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sprang for

sprang for is the simple past of spring for.

Meaning of spring for

Verb

spring for (third-person singular simple present springs for, present participle springing for, simple past sprang for, past participle sprung for)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To 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

Questions about sprang for

What is sprang for the simple past of?
Sprang for is the simple past of spring for.

Words near sprang for in the dictionary

  1. spraints
  2. Spraker
  3. Sprakers
  4. sprang
  5. sprang back
  6. sprang for
  7. sprang into action
  8. sprang out
  9. sprang to life
  10. sprang to mind
  11. sprang to somebody's defence

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