defray
verb (used with object)
to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.).
will defray
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future tenseof defray.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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They know that to promote the book, revenue from which will defray their medical expenses, they must be available for interviews.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2014
It is unclear whether Encana will defray any of the cost of the cistern water.
From New York Times ● Jun. 2, 2012
The convent hath no more rent than will defray their charges in keiping up their house about their ears.
From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall
A week’s holiday won’t do you any harm, cook, and your expenses I will defray.
From Polly A New-Fashioned Girl by L. T. Meade
Pull ashore, in fashion steady, Hymen will defray the fare, For a clergyman is ready To unite the happy pair!
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Sir W. S. (William Schwenck) Gilbert
