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defray

verb

/dɪˈfreɪ/

Meaning

to provide money to pay the costs of something

The grant will help defray the cost of education.

defray the expenses

pay, cover, finance, fund, subsidize

owe, charge, default

defray the costs, defray expenses, defray the charges

to stop living; to cease to exist

to put under water or cover with liquid

to put something down in a flat position; to place carefully

To prevent someone from accomplishing something; to cause feelings of annoyance or disappointment.

to use something dishonestly or illegally for one's own purposes

to be unlike or distinct from something else