Definition for Defray:

• To pay or settle, as expenses or charges.

Synonyms for Defray:

• n.

  •
  • fund,
  • put up,
  • finance,
  • invest in,
  • bear the cost/expense etc..
  •defray (noun)
  • refund,
  • reimburse,
  • recompense,
  • settle,
  • meet,
  • repay.

• v.

  •acquit (verb)
  • acquit,
  • free,
  • exculpate,
  • discharge,
  • pardon,
  • liberate,
  • forgive,
  • exonerate,
  • excuse,
  • dismiss,
  • vindicate,
  • absolve,
  • release,
  • clear.
  •disburse (verb)
  • anted up,
  • de frayed,
  • dis-burse,
  • ex pend,
  • dis burses,
  • dis tribute,
  • ex-pend,
  • measured out,
  • dis burse,
  • ex-pending,
  • de frays,
  • de-frays,
  • ponied up,
  • measuring out,
  • coughs up,
  • ex pending,
  • dis-tribute,
  • measures out,
  • dis-perse,
  • paid out,
  • paying out,
  • dis tributes,
  • de fray,
  • dis perse,
  • out-lay,
  • out lays,
  • ex pends,
  • footed the bill,
  • ponying up,
  • out laid,
  • ex-pended,
  • anteed up,
  • dis-burses,
  • ex pended,
  • anteing up,
  • out-laying,
  • de-frayed,
  • payed out,
  • dis-tributes,
  • antes up,
  • foot bill,
  • out-lays,
  • ex-pends,
  • out-laid,
  • pays out,
  • de-fray,
  • out laying,
  • de-fraying,
  • de fraying.
  •pay (verb)
  • cover cost,
  • foot the bill,
  • pick up the bill,
  • pick up the check,
  • pick up the tab,
  • bear the cost,
  • chip in.
  •possession (verb)
  • defray.
  •redeem (verb)
  • buying back,
  • out-weighs,
  • calls in,
  • counter-poises,
  • re-purchasing,
  • makes for,
  • re-possess,
  • re dresses,
  • re capturing,
  • counter-vail,
  • counter-vailed,
  • re-possessing,
  • re deeming,
  • bought back,
  • re possessed,
  • keeps the faith,
  • re habilitates,
  • calling in,
  • counter poise,
  • counter balanced,
  • re-habilitating,
  • re dress,
  • re-capturing,
  • re habilitate,
  • winning back,
  • re-stores,
  • re purchased,
  • out-weigh,
  • re-storing,
  • paying off,
  • re instated,
  • replevies,
  • re-dresses,
  • re storing,
  • re-purchased,
  • Replevying,
  • re gaining,
  • re possesses,
  • re-instates,
  • won back,
  • re-deemed,
  • out weighing,
  • re instating,
  • re gain,
  • re claims,
  • re capture,
  • re purchase,
  • re deem,
  • re-possessed,
  • re claim,
  • traded in,
  • re-dress,
  • re claiming,
  • counter poised,
  • re-dressed,
  • counter-poised,
  • re-habilitate,
  • counter-vails,
  • cashing in,
  • re gained,
  • winned back,
  • counter-vailing,
  • re instate,
  • counter-balancing,
  • cashed in,
  • makes up for,
  • buys back,
  • re-gain,
  • re-deem,
  • re habilitating,
  • re-purchase,
  • re-claimed,
  • re habilitated,
  • replevining,
  • re possess,
  • counter balancing,
  • re captured,
  • holds to,
  • counter poises,
  • re instates,
  • counter vailed,
  • counter-poising,
  • counter-balanced,
  • re-instate,
  • re-stored,
  • sets off,
  • re-captures,
  • counter balances,
  • adhering to,
  • re purchasing,
  • re-purchases,
  • re-possesses,
  • wins back,
  • re-gains,
  • ex changes,
  • re deems,
  • re possessing,
  • counter balance,
  • held to,
  • re captures,
  • trading in,
  • counter vailing,
  • re-gaining,
  • re-dressing,
  • ex-changed,
  • re-instating,
  • payed off,
  • replevined,
  • out-weighed,
  • re stores,
  • replevins,
  • ex changing,
  • re dressing,
  • makes good,
  • re purchases,
  • re stored,
  • ex-changing,
  • keeps faith,
  • re claimed,
  • re-habilitates,
  • re-deeming,
  • re-capture,
  • counter poising,
  • re deemed,
  • re gains,
  • counter vails,
  • Replevied,
  • counter vail,
  • trades in,
  • kept faith,
  • out weighed,
  • ex change,
  • pays off,
  • counter-poise,
  • kept the faith,
  • keeping faith,
  • re-instated,
  • re-habilitated,
  • out-weighing,
  • re store,
  • re-gained,
  • cashes in,
  • adheres to,
  • re-deems,
  • re-captured,
  • out weighs.
  •spend (verb)
  • in-vests,
  • in-vesting,
  • in vest,
  • in-vest,
  • pays down,
  • mis-spend,
  • mis spend,
  • evotes,
  • paid down,
  • mis spending,
  • mis spends,
  • mis-spends,
  • evoting,
  • mis-spent,
  • in vests,
  • pays up,
  • springs for,
  • payed up,
  • paying down,
  • springing for,
  • sprung for,
  • mis-spending,
  • paid up,
  • payed down,
  • sprang for,
  • casts away,
  • uses up,
  • evoted,
  • in vested,
  • mis spent,
  • in-vested.

• Other synonyms:

  •pay
  • prepaid,
  • takes care of,
  • took care of,
  • take care of,
  • prepays,
  • make payment,
  • digging up,
  • digs up,
  • prepay,
  • footed,
  • Prepaying,
  • recoup,
  • dig up,
  • plunk down,
  • bear the expense,
  • remunerate,
  • pre-paid.

Paraphrases for Defray:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, base form
    pay, paid.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    payable, paying, paid.
  • Proper noun, singular
    cover.
  • Verb, base form
    repay, reimburse, underwrite, afford, finance, financing, bear, offset, accommodate, absorb, subsidize, refund, shoulder, incur, compensate, withstand, sustain, address, cover, assume.

• Other Related

  • Verb, base form
    fund.

Antonyms for Defray:

• n.

  • defray
    incur.

• v.

  • pay
    take.

Defray Sentence Examples:

• To defray the current expenses and erect such an edifice taxed the good people to the utmost limit of their resources, besides imposing on them a heavy indebtedness.

• 323. A collection made throughout Ireland to defray the expenses of the delegates.

Homophones for Defray:

• deparia, dibber, differ, devoir, dauber, dipper, date bar, dupery, defer, diaper, Du Barry, dewberry, dobra, devour, dover, duffer, daypro, deed over, devourer, duty-free, deep-fry, debar, diapir, diver, dapper.

Hyponym for Defray:

• v.

  • possession
    pay.