Object

• expences: The Managers purpose opening this Society to defray the Expences of her Funeral.

• expense: However, an offering taken in the service can be used to defray expenses.

• cost: The money raised was used to help defray the costs of the school's new learner swimming pool.

• charge: And one-third to defray the incident charge of the office.

• expenditure: The first measure can be used to defray expenditure on the second.

• portion: Contributions to the Fund will be used to defray a portion of LaMacchia's legal expenses.

Subject

• subscription: In 1853, the boys school was enlarged at a cost of £ 100, defrayed by subscription, about 230 children attend.

• contribution: The Chapel of Ease, which is in this hamlet was rebuilt in 1767, at an expense of £ 200 defrayed by contributions.

• grant: The new vicarage was erected in 1891, at a cost of £ 2,500, defrayed by a grant from Queen Anne's bounty.

• tax: The expense of the lights is defrayed by a small tax on the tonnage of the vessels which enter the Tay.

• rate: Two bells were given by Sir Wastel Brisco; the cost of the rest was defrayed by a separate rate.

Adjective complement

• most: Our thanks are once again due to the advertisers who defray most of the cost of the booklet.

Modifying Another Word

• so: Then they were able to charge travelers using the turnpiked road and so defray the costs of the upkeep and improvement of the road.

• generously: The cost of the railings was generously defrayed by the Mayor.

Preposition: from

• fund: The Assembly can take full charge of the devotional and have the cost of refreshments defrayed from the local funds at its disposal.

Preposition: by

• subscription: In 1853, the boys school was enlarged at a cost of £ 100, defrayed by subscription, about 230 children attend.

• contribution: The Chapel of Ease, which is in this hamlet was rebuilt in 1767, at an expense of £ 200 defrayed by contributions.

• grant: The new vicarage was erected in 1891, at a cost of £ 2,500, defrayed by a grant from Queen Anne's bounty.

• tax: The expense of the lights is defrayed by a small tax on the tonnage of the vessels which enter the Tay.

• rate: Two bells were given by Sir Wastel Brisco; the cost of the rest was defrayed by a separate rate.