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1defray expenses — index bear the expense Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2defray — Synonyms and related words: acknowledge, bear the expense, chip in, clear, cover, defray expenses, discharge, finance, foot the bill, fund, go Dutch, honor a bill, liquidate, meet, pay, pay for, pay the bill, pay the piper, redeem, reimburse,… …
3defray — de‧fray [dɪˈfreɪ] verb [transitive] formal defray costs/expenses/charges to pay someone s costs etc: • The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey. * * * defray UK US /dɪˈfreɪ/ verb [T] FORMAL …
4Defray — De*fray , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defraying}.] [F. d[ e]frayer; pref. d[ e] (L. de or dis ) + frais expense, fr. LL. fredum, fridum, expense, fine by which an offender obtained peace from his sovereign, or more likely,… …
5defray — I verb adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, compensate, contribute, disburse, discharge, expend, foot the bill, give compensation for, honor a bill, indemnify, liquidate, make payment, make repayment, make restitution, meet the bill, pay, pay …
6defray — ► VERB ▪ provide money to pay (a cost). DERIVATIVES defrayal noun. ORIGIN French défrayer, from obsolete frai cost, expenses …
7defray — [dē frā′, difrā′] vt. [Fr défrayer < OFr defraier < de (L de), from, off + * frai (Fr frais, pl.), expense, cost, “damages,” prob. < L fractum, neut. pp. of frangere, to BREAK] to pay or furnish the money for (the cost or expenses)… …
8defray — de|fray [dıˈfreı] v [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: défrayer, from frais cost ] defray costs/expenses formal to give someone back the money that they have spent on something ▪ The proceeds from the competition help to defray the expenses of… …
9defray — verb (T) defray costs/expenses formal to pay someone s costs etc: The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey …
10defray — defrayable, adj. defrayer, n. /di fray /, v.t. to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip. [1535 45; < MF défrayer, OF deffroier to pay costs, equiv. to de DIS 1 + frayer to bear… …
