defray
verb (used with object)
to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.).
defrayed
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past participleof defray.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof defray.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
defrayverb (used with object)to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.).
Example Sentences
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Some defrayed living expenses large and small — private school tuition, vehicle batteries, tires.
From Salon ● Dec. 18, 2023
Three years ago, when the pandemic hit and the country shut down, the federal government responded with programs that defrayed basic living expenses such as housing and food.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2023
Of his annual $437,000 income, nearly $200,000 is defrayed by the university.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
For most companies, the bill is relatively small, and it can be defrayed by giving less money to shareholders, or by raising prices.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 31, 2019
Further, they stated that the money their society had collected for making coffins and burying the dead “has not defrayed the expense of wages which we had to pay to those whom we employed.”
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
