DEFRAYED Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

defrayed

verb

past tense of defray

as in paid

somewhat formal to provide money for (something) This will defray the costs.

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Recent Examples of defrayed These costs are defrayed by the consumption tax—which Takaichi promises to slash on food—and by income taxes paid by a shrinking labor force. — Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026

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During that time, farmers and ranchers were paid around $180 per acre-foot of water conserved.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
His suit claims that he has not yet been paid for his work on Bully or Vultures 2, and that West and his label, YZY, have failed to include him in the albums’ production credits on streaming services.

— Walden Green, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

The deal also blindsided Forest Hill Church, which has met there ever since the church funded the Ballantyne branch’s expansion 15 years ago.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Aug. 2026
Since this phase carries peak risk and zero yield, it is funded exclusively through high-cost, short-term construction debt or private equity.

— Dr. Dick Bridy, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

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Health insurer Centene’s net income eclipsed $1 billion in the second quarter as the company is getting a better handle on rising costs of people in its commercial and government-subsidized health plans.

— Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
From 2015 to 2021, the Ecuadorian government subsidized 750,000 households – one-tenth of all households in the country – to replace their gas stoves with electric induction stoves.

— Ashwini Sehgal, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Definition of subsidized

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Haiti financed the payments from French banks, and did not finish paying the associated interest on the debt until 1947.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
The new building, estimated to cost about $46 million, would be financed using dollars set aside for the project and from private donors, according to KCKPL.

— Sofi Zeman July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

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