defray

[ dih-frey ]

/ dɪˈfreɪ /

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verb (used with object)

to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.

Origin of defray

1535–45; <Middle French défrayer,Old French deffroier to pay costs, equivalent to de-dis-¹ + frayer to bear the costs, derivative of frais, fres (plural) costs, probably <Latin frācta things broken (see fracture), hence, expense incurred from breakage

OTHER WORDS FROM defray

de·fray·a·ble, adjectivede·fray·er, nounpre·de·fray, verb (used with object)un·de·frayed, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for defray

He also defrayed the expenses of the Wagner concert at Zurich, a little item of nine thousand francs.
Unicorns|James Huneker
The late William H. Vanderbilt defrayed the expense of transporting it to this country.
The Man Who Rocked the Earth|Arthur Train
In case of assistance against a foreign nation, the expenses of the war were to be defrayed by the party requesting aid.
The History of Sulu|Najeeb M. Saleeby
The costs of governing Afghanistan, therefore, would have to be defrayed from the English Exchequer.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879|Various

The expense of rebuilding the three bays on the eastern side was defrayed by a sum of money left by Bishop Hotham.
Ely Cathedral|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for defray

defray

/ (dɪˈfreɪ) /

verb

(tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc); pay

Derived forms of defray

defrayable, adjectivedefrayal or defrayment, noundefrayer, noun

Word Origin for defray

C16: from Old French deffroier to pay expenses, from de- dis- 1 + frai expenditure, originally: cost incurred through breaking something, from Latin frangere to break

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单词	defray
释义	defray [ dih-frey ] / dɪˈfreɪ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR defray ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip. Origin of defray 1535–45; <Middle French défrayer,Old French deffroier to pay costs, equivalent to de-dis-¹ + frayer to bear the costs, derivative of frais, fres (plural) costs, probably <Latin frācta things broken (see fracture), hence, expense incurred from breakage OTHER WORDS FROM defray de·fray·a·ble, adjectivede·fray·er, nounpre·de·fray, verb (used with object)un·de·frayed, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for defray He also defrayed the expenses of the Wagner concert at Zurich, a little item of nine thousand francs. Unicorns\|James Huneker The late William H. Vanderbilt defrayed the expense of transporting it to this country. The Man Who Rocked the Earth\|Arthur Train In case of assistance against a foreign nation, the expenses of the war were to be defrayed by the party requesting aid. The History of Sulu\|Najeeb M. Saleeby The costs of governing Afghanistan, therefore, would have to be defrayed from the English Exchequer. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879\|Various The expense of rebuilding the three bays on the eastern side was defrayed by a sum of money left by Bishop Hotham. Ely Cathedral\|Anonymous British Dictionary definitions for defray defray / (dɪˈfreɪ) / verb (tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc); pay Derived forms of defray defrayable, adjectivedefrayal or defrayment, noundefrayer, noun Word Origin for defray C16: from Old French deffroier to pay expenses, from de- dis- 1 + frai expenditure, originally: cost incurred through breaking something, from Latin frangere to break Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to defray fund, settle, finance, chip in, foot the bill, pay for
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defray

verb (used with object)

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verb

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