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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defunded

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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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Connie Britton paid tribute to Dolly Parton, less than two weeks after the loss of her Nashville costar Hayden Panettiere.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026
Carpenter is one of several stars who have paid tribute to Parton following the news of her death.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

The state law tightened bail rules for violent offenses, changed protocols for mental health evaluations and funded additional prosecutors in Mecklenburg County.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 25 Aug. 2026
Johnson said moving some of those funds would not endanger any ongoing projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of funded

Verb

Penguin Random House, largest seller of books, and most eager to sell them best, testified in court that the sales of only 4 percent of its books effectively subsidized the rest.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Why lease deals haven't fully recovered Before the pandemic, automakers regularly subsidized leases to help move new vehicles off dealer lots, with incentives that lowered monthly payments or reduced how much customers paid upfront.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsidized

Verb

The United States now consumes nearly 40% of the electricity used by data centers worldwide, and the infrastructure required to support further growth will have to be financed, permitted, manufactured, and built.

— Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Investigators were still tracing financial records to determine whether companies financed or ordered the land clearing, signaling the probe could expand beyond those arrested.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

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