defray
verb (used with object)
to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.).
have defrayed
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present perfectof defray.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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They have defrayed the expense of two town meetings a year, and one of two of the white men whose presence was necessary, lived twenty-five miles off.
From Indian Nullification of the Unconstitutional Laws of Massachusetts Relative to the Marshpee Tribe Or, the Pretended Riot Explained by William Apess
Indeed, the Israelites bore so much away from Egypt that one of them alone might have defrayed the expense of building and furnishing the Tabernacle.
From The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2 by Henrietta Szold
The revenue of a German prince would not have defrayed the cost of this arrogant display.
From The Magic Skin by Ellen Marriage
I suppose the happy bridegroom would willingly have defrayed all these expenses, if I had wished him to do so; but pride prompted me to pay my share.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various
These Day Schools have defrayed, by the payments of the children, about the sixth part of their own expenses.
From A Narrative of some of the Lord's Dealings with George Müller Written by Himself. Second Part by George Müller
