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defray

de·fray [ di fráy ] (past and past participle de·frayed, present participle de·fray·ing, 3rd person present singular de·frays)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
pay some or all of cost: to provide money to pay for part or all of the cost of something
The company will defray the cost of your training.

[Mid-16th century. < French défrayer< frais "expenses"]

de·fray·a·ble adjective
de·fray·al noun
de·fray·er noun
de·fray·ment noun
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