as in to pay
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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Recent Examples of defray
This could allow the state to maintain vaccine requirements in schools and even trade or sell vaccines to other states, defraying costs.
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Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
The couple's families also helped defray some of the costs of their event.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
The family also has set up a GoFundMe account to help defray expenses.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
There are some ways to defray costs, though.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
The couple's families also helped defray some of the costs of their event.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
The family also has set up a GoFundMe account to help defray expenses.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025
There are some ways to defray costs, though.
—Rachel Nuwer, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defray
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Filers earning more than $100,000 per year pay 85% of the income tax, while those under $100,000, representing 72% of filers, pay the remaining 15%, according to the statistics.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2025
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In 2020, the Trump administration paid to restore a Columbus statue in Baltimore that was dumped in the harbor during protests against the police murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2025
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As part of the measures, the government will subsidize the construction of underground power transmission lines to semiconductor clusters, as well as increase the funding ratio for infrastructure in advanced industrial complexes to 50% from 30%.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
15 Apr. 2025
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And foreign governments like China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan all subsidize semiconductor manufacturing heavily with tools like grants and tax breaks.—
Ana Swanson,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Since its inception in 2020, over 1600 students have graduated college through the program, which is funded in part through private partnerships.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to fund the arts expanded with the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932, as the country was reeling from the Great Depression.—
Johanna K. Taylor,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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The trip taken by Garcia, Frost, Ansari and Dexter is not being financed by taxpayer dollars, according to a news release.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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While Medicaid finances about 40 percent of all births nationwide, more than 64 percent of births by Black moms are covered by Medicaid.—
Cheyanne M. Daniels,
The Hill,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defray. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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