as in to pay
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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Recent Examples of defray
Keeping a particular balance on-chain while traveling or at home helps provide rewards to defray future transaction costs.
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Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One cut is almost certain to be to the COVID-19-era subsidy that helps defray the cost of health insurance for people who buy their own policies via the Affordable Care Act exchange.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
One cut is almost certain to fall on the COVID-19-era subsidy that helps defray the cost of health insurance for people who buy their own policies via the Affordable Care Act exchange.
—Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
To help defray this cost, Chan, age 18, has started a GoFundMe — which has so far raised more than £2,000 (about $2,600), said SWNS.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Geoff Whitmore, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
One cut is almost certain to be to the COVID-19-era subsidy that helps defray the cost of health insurance for people who buy their own policies via the Affordable Care Act exchange.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
One cut is almost certain to fall on the COVID-19-era subsidy that helps defray the cost of health insurance for people who buy their own policies via the Affordable Care Act exchange.
—Royce Branning, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2024
To help defray this cost, Chan, age 18, has started a GoFundMe — which has so far raised more than £2,000 (about $2,600), said SWNS.
—Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defray
Verb
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But the Trump administration would need to finalize the rule and figure out how to pay the roughly $40 billion price tag.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA TODAY,
2 Feb. 2025
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Those who quit were promised they would be paid through Sept. 30.—
Will Weissert,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Of course, the United States doesn’t spend a dollar to subsidize Canada.—
John Cassidy,
The New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2025
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In addition, Trump claims the U.S. has subsidized Canada to the tune of $200 billion annually.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
4 Feb. 2025
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In recent years, HBO licensed Sesame Street, meaning new episodes were funded by a private corporation rather than contributions from the public television stations that carry the program.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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For some Afghans, deportation is ‘a death sentence’ While living in Afghanistan, Khalili worked on a child abuse protection program funded by the US Embassy.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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His primarily skill as a dealmaker was financing European co-productions in both scripted and unscripted.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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In turn this put Netflix in the spotlight and spurred it to develop its own slate of movies. Called Netflix Originals, they are generally produced, financed and exclusively distributed by the platform.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defray. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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