Associations to the word «Defray»

Wiktionary

DEFRAY, verb. (obsolete) To spend (money).
DEFRAY, verb. To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
DEFRAY, verb. (now rare) To pay for (something).

Dictionary definition

DEFRAY, verb. Bear the expenses of.

Wise words

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