How to Use defray in a Sentence

defray

verb

• This will defray the costs.
• The check helped his grandparents defray the expenses involved in caring for the seriously ill child.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 29 Jan. 2007
• That’s left many adult children supporting their parents and claiming them as dependents to save potentially thousands of dollars in taxes to help defray those costs.
  — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
• The team tries to defray the costs through fundraising throughout the year.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022
• Payments can be used to help defray the cost of child care.
  — Etta Money, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• Attendees will spend $125 to help defray the costs of the trip, which includes the bus rental.
  — al, 5 Jan. 2021
• Some cards even offer a sign-up bonus that can defray a vet bill.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2019
• Of course, one good way to defray the cost of a hospital stay is to buy a Medigap plan.
  — Maurie Backman, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
• Yet, many have options to defray the full upfront cost.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2023
• That said, there is one way to help defray the cost of those replacement parts: sending the old ones back.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
• Does your car have trade-in value that would help defray the cost of a replacement?
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022
• States receive federal funds to defray the cost of in-home care for the poor and ill or disabled.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 July 2018
• Thus, domestic cheeses may inch up in price to defray the big jump in some costs to consumers.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
• He’s also raised starting wages above $20 an hour and offered stipends to help defray the cost of gas.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2022
• Proceeds from the cook-off help to defray the cost of the annual July Fourth fireworks off the OB pier.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2019
• Help defray the cost by renting out your swimming pool.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
• All proceeds will go to defray costs of sending me to Japan to cover the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
• Proceeds will be used to help defray costs for new sound equipment.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Netflix's number is more than three times that - without any ads to defray the cost.
  — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• For the first time in 20 years, admission will be charged to defray the costs of putting on the festival and boost the scholarship fund.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
• The university agreed to put $2.5 million into a trust to help defray the costs of the new center.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2020
• And some states may use state or federal money to defray some or all of the cost for students.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
• Cruise hoped to defray its costs by collecting fares from riders in more and more cities.
  — Tripp Mickle, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• Sponsors will help defray costs of the Elgin race, Thompson said.
  — Mike Danahey, Elgin Courier-News, 30 May 2017
• The club holds numerous fundraisers throughout the year to help defray some of the costs of its productions.
  — Katie V. Jones, Howard County Times, 6 Apr. 2018
• And if patient payments can help defray the costs of research, more such trials can be done.
  — Sharon Begley, STAT, 14 May 2020
• You will also be enrolled in the extra help program, to defray drug costs.
  — Liz Seegert, Fortune Well, 11 July 2023
• But so were many of their staffers, who had to hire lawyers themselves (the Clintons later raised money to help defray aides' bills).
  — Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 27 May 2017
• The rules also call for a $1 million bond from each sturgeon farm to help the state defray the costs of responding to fish escapes.
  — Tristan Baurick, NOLA.com, 7 Apr. 2018
• Students get a $7,500 scholarship for both freshman and sophomore years to help defray the cost of tuition.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Dec 2024