Defray Synonyms

dĭ-frā
To give payment
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. meet
  2. clear
  3. settle

Words Related to Defray

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. pay
  2. defray-expenses
  3. general expenses
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Defray Sentence Examples

  • Manual labour was adopted at first as a means for students to defray their college expenses.

  • When a change of residence became necessary to enable the peasant to take up the new allotment, the state advanced £6 to each family to defray expenses.

  • Each adoption requires a donation to help defray the costs.

  • Part time jobs can help defray the cost, and shopping outside the mall can help as well.

  • His physician recommended a sojourn in Italy, for the benefit of his health, and Weber and Sartorius von Waltershausen obtained from the government leave of absence and means to defray the cost of the journey.

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