DEFRAY in a Sentence

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Example sentences for DEFRAY, such as:

1. The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
2. The company will defray all your expenses, including car hire.
3. Her employer offered to defray the costs of her postgraduate education.
4. , to defray the cost of my tuition during the whole time that I was at Hampton.

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 Meanings and Examples of DEFRAY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
defray
 v.  paycosts of; undertake payment of; make compensation to or for
Classic Sentence:
1  As to reward, my profession is its own reward; but you are at liberty to defray whatever expenses I may be put to, at the time which suits you best.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SPECKLED BAND
2  , to defray the cost of my tuition during the whole time that I was at Hampton.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter III.
Example Sentence:
1  The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
2  The company will defray all your expenses, including car hire.
3  Her employer offered to defray the costs of her postgraduate education.