DEFRAYING Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

defraying

verb

present participle of defray

as in paying

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

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defunding

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Recent Examples of defraying Surcharges that California homeowners have been hit with statewide by insurers defraying the costs of Los Angeles County’s wildfires were ruled legal in a decision released late Tuesday. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 The board is not allowed to collect money that is not connected to defraying an actual cost. — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026 Selling naming rights is an integral part of defraying the costs of a new stadium, which is being built without any taxpayer funding. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

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Verb

Without his salary, paying rent, buying food, phone credit, covering transport costs and paying water bills have all become daily struggles.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The proposal stated that military or civilian cargo linked to Israeli vessels and other entities deemed to have damaged Iran would be banned from crossing until paying compensation.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of paying

Verb

How Freedom Fuel is subsidizing the cost of its cheap gas is unclear.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Meanwhile, despite whatever financial pressures hang over universities, a growing number of them are still subsidizing their athletic departments to cover mounting costs.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of subsidizing

Verb

An unusual ownership structure funding the ambition Part of what makes Betis’ project distinctive is who is paying for it.

— Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
On the campaign trail, Hernandez described herself as an advocate for the working class whose priorities included funding local health agencies and public safety initiatives.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of funding

Verb

The Iran war has made financing Gulf solar and wind projects more difficult, but the economics still stack up firmly in their favor.

— Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Burry has been among Wall Street’s most outspoken skeptics of the artificial intelligence boom, arguing that demand for AI infrastructure is being fueled by financing arrangements that may prove unsustainable.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of financing

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