pay for

[Will17]

Hello!

Is "for" necessary in this sentence?:


"If you go there, I'll pay for your expenses. "

Thank you
W

[Rover_KE]

No. Leave it out.

[Will17]

Thank you.

What about: I'll pay for your flat. Is "for" necessary in this case?

Thank you

[Rover_KE]

Yes.

[5jj]

You pay someone's expenses or costs, and pay for the thing(s) that they actually bought or rented.

[allenman]

You might find that in the United States the idiomatic preference is "pay for" in this case.

Similarly, we using "waiting on" in place of "waiting for" (England). So the answer given above is dependent on that speaker's reference.

*not a teacher*