stand treat

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Verb

stand treat (third-person singular simple present stands treat, present participle standing treat, simple past and past participle stood treat)

  1. (idiomatic, archaic) To pay the cost of treating someone to something
    • 1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter V, in Capricornia, page 62:
      An ordinary Australian of the locality would have [] said Yes or No to the price asked, and, as a preliminary to doing business, would have stood the needy seller treat. Mark had to stand treat himself, and had to take Jock out to inspect the plant.