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"As to reward, my profession is its reward; but you are at liberty to defray whatever expenses I may be put to, at the time which suits you best." -- Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
it means: to bear or pay(the costs, expenses, etc.
To compensate or to pay part of a cost/expense.
The car may be sold to defray expenses.
To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc., To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray wrath.
A synonym for 'defray' is 'pay'. Sentence: This will defray the costs. Sally asked family members to contribute money toward the family reunion to help defray the costs.
De collar was ok except for defray.
I got a job to help defray the cost of my college loans.
The definition of defray is "provide money to pay (a cost or expense)."
There are two unrelated possibilities.The Spanish conjugation subvenirnos means "we defray" (meaning expenses).The English word for the Spanish word recuerdos is spelled souvenirs (mementos, keepsakes).
The company offered to defray the cost of the employee's professional development course.
A stipend is a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses. It is often given as an offer to bring workers to a job such as the Army or Air Force.