defray — de‧fray [dɪˈfreɪ] verb [transitive] formal defray costs/expenses/charges to pay someone s costs etc: • The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey. * * * defray UK US /dɪˈfreɪ/ verb [T] FORMAL … Financial and business terms
defray — I verb adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, compensate, contribute, disburse, discharge, expend, foot the bill, give compensation for, honor a bill, indemnify, liquidate, make payment, make repayment, make restitution, meet the bill, pay, pay … Law dictionary
defray — 1540s, from M.Fr. defraier (15c.), from de out (see DE (Cf. de )) + fraier spend, from O.Fr. frais costs, damages caused by breakage, from L. fractum, neuter pp. of frangere to break (see FRACTION (Cf. fraction)). Al … Etymology dictionary
defray — [v] pay bear the cost*, chip in*, cover cost, finance, foot the bill*, fund, pay for, pick up the bill*, pick up the check*, pick up the tab*, settle; concepts 108,115,327,341,351 … New thesaurus
defray — ► VERB ▪ provide money to pay (a cost). DERIVATIVES defrayal noun. ORIGIN French défrayer, from obsolete frai cost, expenses … English terms dictionary
defray — [dē frā′, difrā′] vt. [Fr défrayer < OFr defraier < de (L de), from, off + * frai (Fr frais, pl.), expense, cost, “damages,” prob. < L fractum, neut. pp. of frangere, to BREAK] to pay or furnish the money for (the cost or expenses)… … English World dictionary
defray — UK [dɪˈfreɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms defray : present tense I/you/we/they defray he/she/it defrays present participle defraying past tense defrayed past participle defrayed formal to provide money to pay for something Grants are offered … English dictionary
defray — de|fray [dıˈfreı] v [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: défrayer, from frais cost ] defray costs/expenses formal to give someone back the money that they have spent on something ▪ The proceeds from the competition help to defray the expenses of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
defray — verb (T) defray costs/expenses formal to pay someone s costs etc: The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
defray — defrayable, adj. defrayer, n. /di fray /, v.t. to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip. [1535 45; < MF défrayer, OF deffroier to pay costs, equiv. to de DIS 1 + frayer to bear… … Universalium
