defrayed; defraying; defrays
1
: to provide for the payment of : pay
sold advertising on his website to help defray the cost of running it
2
archaic
: to bear the expenses of (a person)
Examples of defray in a Sentence
This will defray the costs.
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Loss of use coverage, which is a standard part of most homeowners insurance policies, can help defray those costs; FEMA housing assistance may also help with this expense.
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
And pandemic-era funding — where school districts got millions of dollars to help defray the extra costs of remote learning — also came to an end this year.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Desire for incentives for relocating businesses, building conversions An effort launched by Louisville Metro Government in late 2023 dedicated $3 million to attract new businesses to the Central Business District by defraying the cost of improvements.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Annual tuition for the online program is $11,000, and most of Rattigan’s virtual students use school-choice programs to defray that cost as well.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
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Nerdwallet, Orange County Register, 4 Mar. 2025
And pandemic-era funding — where school districts got millions of dollars to help defray the extra costs of remote learning — also came to an end this year.
—Clara-Sophia Daly, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Desire for incentives for relocating businesses, building conversions An effort launched by Louisville Metro Government in late 2023 dedicated $3 million to attract new businesses to the Central Business District by defraying the cost of improvements.
—Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 25 June 2024
Annual tuition for the online program is $11,000, and most of Rattigan’s virtual students use school-choice programs to defray that cost as well.
—Kerry McDonald, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for defray
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defray. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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defray
verb
de·fray
di-ˈfrā 
: to pay or provide for the payment of
more money to defray expenses
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