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Word: Defray
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in the general sense ‘spend money’): from French défrayer, from dé- (expressing removal) + obsolete frai ‘cost, expenses’ (from medieval Latin fredum ‘a fine for breach of the peace’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dɪˈfreɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
provide money to pay (a cost or expense)
Short Definition:provide money to pay
Examples:- the proceeds from the raffle help to defray the expenses of the evening
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