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defray Definition


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defray
verb
    defrayed, defraying
    1. formal
      To provide the money to pay (someone's costs or expenses).
      Thesaurus: refund, repay, pay, cover, meet, settle; Antonym: incur.
Derivative: defrayable
adj
    Derivative: defrayal
    noun
      Derivative: defrayer
      noun
        Etymology: 16c: from French deffroier to pay costs.



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