defrayed; defraying; defrays
1
: to provide for the payment of : pay
sold advertising on his website to help defray the cost of running it
2
archaic
: to bear the expenses of (a person)
Examples of defray in a Sentence
This will defray the costs.
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Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 4 July 2025
Wade is due to make about $3 million for the rest of the season, but the Giants included cash considerations in the deal to defray some of that cost.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Conservatives, particularly from the Freedom Caucus, held out for steeper spending cuts to defray costs piling onto the nation’s $36-trillion debt.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
Staking is the process of distributing the economic benefits of Web3 across the network, while defraying and reducing the many risks of network participation, to help ensure the bedrock of the protocol network remains stable.
—Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defray. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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defray
verb
de·fray
di-ˈfrā 
: to pay or provide for the payment of
more money to defray expenses
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