defray
de·fray
(dĭ-frā′)tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays
To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay.
[French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, de- + *frai, expense (from Latin frāctum, from neuter past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots).]
de·fray′a·ble adj.
de·fray′al n.
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defray
(dɪˈfreɪ)vb
(Accounting & Book-keeping) (tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc); pay
[C16: from Old French deffroier to pay expenses, from de- dis-1 + frai expenditure, originally: cost incurred through breaking something, from Latin frangere to break]
deˈfrayable adj
deˈfrayal, deˈfrayment n
deˈfrayer n
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de•fray
(dɪˈfreɪ)v.t.
to bear or pay all or part of: the grant helped defray some of the expenses of the seminar.
[1535–45; < Middle French défrayer, Old French deffroier to pay costs =de- dis-1 + frayer to bear the costs, derivative of frais, fres (pl.) costs]
de•fray′a•ble, adj.
de•fray′al, n.
de•fray′er, n.
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defray
Past participle: defrayed
Gerund: defraying
| Imperative |
|---|
| defray |
| defray |
| Present |
|---|
| I defray |
| you defray |
| he/she/it defrays |
| we defray |
| you defray |
| they defray |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I defrayed |
| you defrayed |
| he/she/it defrayed |
| we defrayed |
| you defrayed |
| they defrayed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am defraying |
| you are defraying |
| he/she/it is defraying |
| we are defraying |
| you are defraying |
| they are defraying |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have defrayed |
| you have defrayed |
| he/she/it has defrayed |
| we have defrayed |
| you have defrayed |
| they have defrayed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was defraying |
| you were defraying |
| he/she/it was defraying |
| we were defraying |
| you were defraying |
| they were defraying |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had defrayed |
| you had defrayed |
| he/she/it had defrayed |
| we had defrayed |
| you had defrayed |
| they had defrayed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will defray |
| you will defray |
| he/she/it will defray |
| we will defray |
| you will defray |
| they will defray |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have defrayed |
| you will have defrayed |
| he/she/it will have defrayed |
| we will have defrayed |
| you will have defrayed |
| they will have defrayed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be defraying |
| you will be defraying |
| he/she/it will be defraying |
| we will be defraying |
| you will be defraying |
| they will be defraying |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been defraying |
| you have been defraying |
| he/she/it has been defraying |
| we have been defraying |
| you have been defraying |
| they have been defraying |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been defraying |
| you will have been defraying |
| he/she/it will have been defraying |
| we will have been defraying |
| you will have been defraying |
| they will have been defraying |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been defraying |
| you had been defraying |
| he/she/it had been defraying |
| we had been defraying |
| you had been defraying |
| they had been defraying |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would defray |
| you would defray |
| he/she/it would defray |
| we would defray |
| you would defray |
| they would defray |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have defrayed |
| you would have defrayed |
| he/she/it would have defrayed |
| we would have defrayed |
| you would have defrayed |
| they would have defrayed |
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