Pay for
Pay for verb - Have as a guest.
Raise and pay for are semantically related. in provide for topic. In some cases you can use "Raise" instead a verb "Pay for".
Raise
Raise verb - To move from a lower to a higher place or position.
Both terms in one sentence
- She is also willing to let Finn raise and pay for a child that isn't even his (he's in the dark about this fact), pretty massively affecting his life.
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It is pointed out to him that war is expensive, and that by helping to raise the money to pay for all of their equipment, he is directly helping the Marines.
Source: Series / The Pacific -
In "Squaring the Circle", DI Sarah Parks' young daughter has cancer and she is trying desperately to raise enough money to pay for treatment which could save her life.
Source: Series / Silent Witness
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