as in to pay
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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Recent Examples of defray
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in 2021 included multibillion-dollar grant programs to help small or disadvantaged communities defray costs of addressing PFAS contamination.
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Running ads in free AI products has the potential to defray some of those costs.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Savvy travelers already know that rewards can defray the cost of a trip (by using points and miles or redeeming cash back).
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The $25 million greens fee the sponsors fork over effectively defrays CBS’ production costs, while providing access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Running ads in free AI products has the potential to defray some of those costs.
—Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 May 2025
Savvy travelers already know that rewards can defray the cost of a trip (by using points and miles or redeeming cash back).
—Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 23 Apr. 2025
The $25 million greens fee the sponsors fork over effectively defrays CBS’ production costs, while providing access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defray
Verb
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In some cases, vehicle owners who could not afford to pay the fees to recover their vehicles lost them permanently.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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There is a $10 fee per class paid to the instructor.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
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Without it, these cases drag on for years while patent-infringing products, often subsidized by foreign governments, flood American markets.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That is going away because the government should not be subsidizing these things ...—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
3 June 2025
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The rover was partially funded by the Luxembourg Space Agency with support from the European Space Agency.—
Stephen Clark – Jun 6,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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To that end, Iran has funded, trained, and at times even created various proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen, and various terrorist militias in Syria and Iraq.—
Sean Durns,
The Washington Examiner,
6 June 2025
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Much of this volume comes from financing M&A activity.—
Bruce Werner,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Yet globally, less than 3 percent of adaptation actions are financed by private capital.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defray. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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