Pad the bill meaning in English

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Definition

to pad the bill (or to run up the bill): to add false expenses to the bill or invoice idiom

Exercise 1

'Susie flies from one tourist destination to the next on the company's dollar.

What does this mean?

Susie is padding the company's bills.

Susie has been travelling secretly without the company's approval.

The company is paying for Susie's travel expenses.

Susie has been using the company's private jet.

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'Susie flies from one tourist destination to the next on the company's dollar.

What does this mean?

Susie is padding the company's bills.

"To pad a bill" is to add to the bill by buying more than what is necessary. For example: Because the company was paying for the hotel, I decided to pad the bill by ordering room service.

Susie has been travelling secretly without the company's approval.

The expression "on the company's dollar" is unrelated to secrecy, or the approval of someone. The expression refers to who is paying for something.

The company is paying for Susie's travel expenses.

The idiom "on the company's dollar" expresses that the company pays for the employee's expenses. Example: The CEO likes to have big parties on the company's dollar. Miss Stake is pointing out in her email that Susie's excessive travel is being paid for by the Delavigne Corporation.

Susie has been using the company's private jet.

The expression "on the company's dollar" is unrelated to the means of transportation someone uses (a private jet, for example). The expression refers to who is paying for something.

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