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defray
de·fray D0097500 (dĭ-frā′)tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay.
[French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, de- + *frai, expense (from Latin frāctum, from neuter past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots).]
de·fray′a·ble adj.de·fray′al n.defray (dɪˈfreɪ) vb (Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc); pay[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] deˈfrayable adj deˈfrayal, deˈfrayment n deˈfrayer nde•fray (dɪˈfreɪ)
v.t. to bear or pay all or part of: the grant helped defray some of the expenses of the seminar. [1535–45; < Middle French défrayer, Old French deffroier to pay costs =de- dis-1 + frayer to bear the costs, derivative of frais, fres (pl.) costs] de•fray′a•ble, adj. de•fray′al, n. de•fray′er, n. defray
Past participle: defrayed
Gerund: defraying
| Present |
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| I defray | | you defray | | he/she/it defrays | | we defray | | you defray | | they defray |
| Preterite |
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| I defrayed | | you defrayed | | he/she/it defrayed | | we defrayed | | you defrayed | | they defrayed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am defraying | | you are defraying | | he/she/it is defraying | | we are defraying | | you are defraying | | they are defraying |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have defrayed | | you have defrayed | | he/she/it has defrayed | | we have defrayed | | you have defrayed | | they have defrayed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was defraying | | you were defraying | | he/she/it was defraying | | we were defraying | | you were defraying | | they were defraying |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had defrayed | | you had defrayed | | he/she/it had defrayed | | we had defrayed | | you had defrayed | | they had defrayed |
| Future |
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| I will defray | | you will defray | | he/she/it will defray | | we will defray | | you will defray | | they will defray |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have defrayed | | you will have defrayed | | he/she/it will have defrayed | | we will have defrayed | | you will have defrayed | | they will have defrayed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be defraying | | you will be defraying | | he/she/it will be defraying | | we will be defraying | | you will be defraying | | they will be defraying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been defraying | | you have been defraying | | he/she/it has been defraying | | we have been defraying | | you have been defraying | | they have been defraying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been defraying | | you will have been defraying | | he/she/it will have been defraying | | we will have been defraying | | you will have been defraying | | they will have been defraying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been defraying | | you had been defraying | | he/she/it had been defraying | | we had been defraying | | you had been defraying | | they had been defraying |
| Conditional |
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| I would defray | | you would defray | | he/she/it would defray | | we would defray | | you would defray | | they would defray |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have defrayed | | you would have defrayed | | he/she/it would have defrayed | | we would have defrayed | | you would have defrayed | | they would have defrayed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | defray - bear the expenses ofpay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please" |
defrayverb pay (used of costs or expenses) meet, cover, clear, settle, discharge The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.TranslationsFinancialSeeDefraymentdefray
Synonyms for defrayverb paySynonyms- pay
- meet
- cover
- clear
- settle
- discharge
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