as in to pay
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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Recent Examples of defray
At the University of Chicago, each participant is given $10,000 in the form of a stipend to defray tuition costs and living expenses.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
And $5 from every catfish fish fry dinner sold will also help defray the cost.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The cost for each student is $7,500, which Saffold wants to defray through fundraising.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Keeping a particular balance on-chain while traveling or at home helps provide rewards to defray future transaction costs.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
And $5 from every catfish fish fry dinner sold will also help defray the cost.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
The cost for each student is $7,500, which Saffold wants to defray through fundraising.
—La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Keeping a particular balance on-chain while traveling or at home helps provide rewards to defray future transaction costs.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defray
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Can tariffs pay for a budget deficit when Social Security, Medicare and the interest payments on our debt are what really matter and there’s $36 trillion of national debt to be made up by them?—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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From fiscal year 2015 to 2022, the Social Security Agency paid about $72 billion in improper payments, most of which were overpayments, the report noted.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2025
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Why do politicians who claim to champion working families end up subsidizing the wealthy?—
Aldo Flores-Quiroga,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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The news is a blow to Intel and overall efforts to boost US chip manufacturing, which has included subsidizing the company’s factories across the US.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
28 Feb. 2025
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Vance said Zelensky didn't show enough thanks to the U.S. for funding Ukraine's defense — or to Trump for trying to bring peace.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
1 Mar. 2025
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The first fallback option is the continuing resolution Trump endorsed, a stopgap measure that would generally fund federal agencies at current levels.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Convergence Entertainment will produce and fully finance Wall of White, a narrative adaptation of the documentary by Jared Drake and Steven Sig.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2025
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The charges also alleged Inzunza financed and ran the cartel’s security arm, known as Los Chimales.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defray. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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