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Sentence example with the word 'defray'
defray
acknowledge, chip in, cover, discharge, foot the bill, go honor a bill, meet, pay for, pay the piper, reimburse, stand the costs
Definition
v.
bear the expenses of
Last update: February 2, 2016
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He
defray
ed the dues on his account.
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Because I have a coupon that will
defray
fifty percent of my restaurant bill, I have enough money to see a movie after dinner.
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We are being asked to donate twenty dollars to help the festival organizer
defray
the cost of managing the event.
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Manual labour was adopted at first as a means for students to
defray
their college expenses.
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The expense also of religious worship should be
defray
ed by the whole state.
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Money was sent, at the same time, to
defray
the expenses of such care.
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Mary then bustled with her trousseau, of which the cost was
defray
ed by the Dales.
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, the young student organized a writing school, to help
defray
his expenses.
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"I mean that I will
defray
your expenses through college."
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The suggestion was acted upon and a tax levied on the people to
defray
the expense.
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