defray

de·fray  (d-fr)

tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays

To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay.

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[French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, de- + *frai, expense (from Latin frctum, from neuter past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots).]

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de·fraya·ble adj.

de·frayal n.

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defray [dɪˈfreɪ]

vb

(Economics, Accounting & Finance / Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc.); pay

[from Old French deffroier to pay expenses, from de- dis-¹ + frai expenditure, originally: cost incurred through breaking something, from Latin frangere to break]

defrayable  adj

defrayal , defrayment n

defrayer  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

defray - bear the expenses of pay - give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please"

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defray

verb pay (used of costs or expenses) meet, cover, clear, settle, discharge The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.

Translations

defray [dɪˈfreɪ] VT (frm) → sufragar, costear
to defray sb's expenses → sufragar or costear los gastos de algn

defray [dɪˈfreɪ] vt
to defray sb's expenses → défrayer qn, rembourser ses frais à qn

defray

vt → tragen, übernehmen

defray [dɪˈfreɪ] vt (frm) (expenses) → sostenere