Main Entry: de·fray

Pronunciation: \di-ˈfrā, dē-\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of fret, frait expenditure, literally, damage by breaking, from Latin fractum, neuter of fractus, past participle of frangere to break — more at break

Date: 1536

1 : to provide for the payment of : pay
2 archaic : to bear the expenses of

— de·fray·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective

— de·fray·al \-ˈfrā(-ə)l\ noun