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Variant of defray

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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Browse dictionary entries near defrayal

  1. ‹ defrayable
  2. ‹ defray
  3. ‹ defrauder
  4. ‹ defraudation
  5. ‹ defraud
  6. ‹ deformity
  7. ‹ deformities
  8. ‹ deformed
  9. ‹ deformation
  10. ‹ deform
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