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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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
The revenue of a German prince would not have defrayed the cost of this arrogant display.
From The Magic Skin by Ellen Marriage
These day schools have defrayed, by the payments of the children, about the sixth part of their own expenses.
From The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Müller by H. L. (Heman Lincoln) Wayland
He had been before he returned, moreover, so burdened with debts that even his prize-money could not have defrayed them.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Walter Thornbury
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
