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Defray
defray
(defrays, defraying, defrayed) If you defray someone’s costs or expenses, you give them money which represents the amount that they have spent, for example while they have been doing something for you or acting on your behalf. (FORMAL) The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war. VERB: V n
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transitive verb Etymology: Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of fret, frait expenditure, literally, damage by breaking, from Latin fractum, neuter of fractus, past participle of frangere to break — more at break Date: 1536 1. to provide for the payment of ; pay 2. archaic to bear the expenses of • ~able adjective • ~al noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.tr. provide money to pay (a cost or expense). Derivatives defrayable adj. defrayal n. defrayment n. Etymology: F d{eacute}frayer (as DE-, obs. frai(t) cost, f. med.L fredum, -us fine for breach of the peace) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ком. оплачивать to defray the expenses (the cost) —- оплатить расходы, взять на себя расходы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ v defray costs/expenses formal to pay someone's costs etc (The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey.) defrock ~ v to officially remove a priest from his job because he has done something wrong - defrocked adj ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1543, from M.Fr. defraier, from des- "out" + fraier "spend," from O.Fr. frais "costs, damages caused by breakage," from L. fractum, neuter pp. of frangere "break." Alternate etymology traces second element to O.H.G. fridu "peace." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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