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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fray /dɪˈfreɪ/USA pronunciation v. [ ~ + obj],- to pay all or part of:to help defray some of the costs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024de•fray (di frā′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.):The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
- Latin frācta things broken (see fracture), hence, expense incurred from breakage
- 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
- 1535–45
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