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defray definition

de·fray (dē frā′, di-)

transitive verb

to pay or furnish the money for (the cost or expenses)

Etymology: Fr défrayer < OFr defraier < de- (L de), from, off + *frai (Fr frais, pl.), expense, cost, “damages,” prob. < L fractum, neut. pp. of frangere, to break

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