as in to pay
somewhat formal
to provide money for (something)
This will defray the costs.
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Recent Examples of defray
The $25 million greens fee the sponsors fork over effectively defrays CBS’ production costs, while providing access to sports TV’s most clutter-free ad environment.
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are countless other fintechs and service providers who fall into a similar category, and many of them might be willing to partner with your company in a way that defrays AI development costs as a means of building a stronger relationship with you, the client.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The rebates defray the cost of retrofitting homes and upgrading appliances to be more energy efficient.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
This could allow the state to maintain vaccine requirements in schools and even trade or sell vaccines to other states, defraying costs.
—Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are countless other fintechs and service providers who fall into a similar category, and many of them might be willing to partner with your company in a way that defrays AI development costs as a means of building a stronger relationship with you, the client.
—Chris Perry, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The rebates defray the cost of retrofitting homes and upgrading appliances to be more energy efficient.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
This could allow the state to maintain vaccine requirements in schools and even trade or sell vaccines to other states, defraying costs.
—Eric Schmeltzer, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for defray
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That hasn’t stopped companies from throwing millions of dollars in bonuses and pay packages at star researchers, according to seven sources familiar with the matter.—
Anna Tong,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Sarah Anderson has a strong point of view on U.S. CEO pay.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 May 2025
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The assumption is that taxpayers are subsidizing many healthy, child-free adults who are out of work.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2025
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Drug makers discount their products to gain access to foreign markets then subsidize those discounts through high U.S. prices.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The library will be privately funded and maintained, similar to other presidential libraries in the U.S. Presidential Library System.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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In 2023, the country funded 29% of the world’s R&D, according to the American Assn.—
Christina Larson,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2025
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More subsidies, more help with financing homes and increased incentives to make housing more affordable are needed.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid by employers and employees.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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“Defray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defray. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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