defray
/di'freiəl/
Definition
- Verb:
- To provide money to cover or pay for a cost or expense. It means to bear the financial burden of something, typically an official or necessary charge.
Usage
- The verb "defray" is used in formal or business contexts to indicate that a person, organization, or fund is covering the cost of something.
- It is a transitive verb and is typically followed by the specific cost being covered (e.g., defray the cost, defray the expenses).
- It often implies reimbursement or payment on behalf of another.
Examples
- Verb:
- The company will defray all travel expenses for the conference.
- A grant from the foundation helped to defray the costs of the research project.
- He offered to defray the expenses of the wedding.
Advanced Usage
- "to defray the cost of": This is the most common collocation, specifying what expense is being paid for.
- The scholarship is intended to defray the cost of tuition and books.
- "to defray expenses": A standard phrase used in official or financial language.
- Funds were allocated to defray expenses related to the emergency relocation.
Variants and Related Words
- Defrayal (noun): The act of defraying; payment.
- The defrayal of the clinic's operating costs comes from donations.
- Defrayable (adjective): Capable of being defrayed.
- The costs were deemed defrayable under the program's guidelines.
Synonyms
- Cover: To provide money for a cost.
- Pay for: To give money in exchange for goods or to settle a cost.
- Bear the cost/expense of: To accept the financial responsibility for something.
- Reimburse: To pay back money that was spent. (Note: "Reimburse" often implies repayment after the expense, while "defray" can mean payment in advance or concurrently.)
Antonyms
- Incur: To become subject to (a cost or expense).
- Owe: To be under an obligation to pay money.
Related Phrases
- "Cost-defraying" (adjective): Describing something that serves to cover costs.
- They implemented several cost-defraying measures to balance the budget.
Verb
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bear the expenses of
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