DEFRAY Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

defray

verb

Definition of defray

as in to pay

somewhat formal to provide money for (something) This will defray the costs.

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defund

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Recent Examples of defray And in Minnesota, state officials have been executing a thorough corrective action plan to defray CMS concerns that have led the agency to defer some $260 million in federal money and to threaten future cuts. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 Surcharges that California homeowners have been hit with statewide by insurers defraying the costs of Los Angeles County’s wildfires were ruled legal in a decision released late Tuesday. — Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026 Not just for the thousands in prize money, not just for the potential sponsorships which will help defray the significant cost of competing, and not even for the opportunities to spin victory into a spice rub empire. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026 Some states, including Alabama, California, Colorado and Louisiana offer grants to homeowners to defray the cost of mitigation efforts, Hausman wrote. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for defray

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Benton County will pay $1,014,312 annually, Gentry will pay $195,140, Cave Springs will pay $165,500, and Decatur will pay $94,568.

— Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
As rocket launches increase, researchers are paying closer attention to this danger.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of pay

Verb

Planning Commissioner Chris Salley asked if the city would conduct a fiscal impact study on each project where these incentives were offered and how would the city decide which project to subsidize.

— Marc Hayot, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Governments could increase birth rates by requiring insurers to cover fertility treatments and subsidizing their costs.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of subsidize

Verb

Ford Motor Company has its own charitable arm, Ford Philanthropy, which is funded by the company’s earnings.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
On Jathar’s first visit, those organizational talking points included advocating for funding smart grids, authorizing Department of Energy research, and investing in STEM education.

— Lucas Laursen, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fund

Verb

But a dollar paid in tax cannot also finance an engineer’s salary or a new production line.

— Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
The filing shed more light on Meta's plan to create a new class of non-voting stock, Class C, in January to help finance investments and acquisitions without diluting CEO Mark Zuckerberg's voting control.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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