defray

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

IPA /dɪˈfɹeɪ/

Noun

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Verb

defray verb

To spend (money).
To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
To pay for (something).

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Synonyms

reimburse repay payable compensate paying provide pay paid refund afford fund subsidize underwrite accommodate finance meet

Associated

expenses costs incurred expense encampment tuition cost debts fees loans maintaining salary

Rhymes

convey display dismay sobriquet disarray allay gay decay play portray

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