Meaning & use
defrayed
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Provided money to pay all or part of a cost or expense.
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The scholarship defrayed most of her tuition costs.
The company agreed to defray the employees' travel expenses for the conference.
A note on using this word
"Defray" almost always refers to partially or fully covering costs rather than paying an entire sum outright, and it's common in formal or financial writing.
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