as in paying
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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The investigation also showed settlement agreements ALDOT had signed with some residents soon after flooding concerns arose, paying each homeowner up to $5,000.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025 -
The bank’s investigation revealed that Javice had enlisted the help of a data science professor, paying him $18,000 to create fake customer data.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy had been clear, USDOT said, that subsidizing projects that have DEI programs in place was a waste of taxpayer resources.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But the majority went by plane, subsidizing their trip by selling their homes, sometimes at punitively low prices.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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States step in and donations for some relief Several states have taken it into their own hands to see to it that their parks remain open during the federal funding spat, either directly funding the sites themselves or collecting third-party relief to help keep the doors open.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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Only once Congress passes funding to resume agencies’ normal operations, workers should be able to return to work and get paid as usual.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Constantin Film is producing and co-financing the film.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Getting a government guarantee can persuade banks to loan money to new business ventures, even though financing them involves a degree of risk, Oetken said.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Defraying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defraying. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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