defray
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
defray /dɪˈfreɪ/
▶verb provide money to pay (a cost).
– derivatives
defrayable adjective,
defrayal noun,
defrayment noun.
defrayable adjective,
defrayal noun,
defrayment noun.
– origin ME: from Fr. défrayer, from dé- + obs. frai ‘cost, expenses’.
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