defray
Example Sentences
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The company will contribute $11 million to two funds to defray costs for residents, schools and local water systems to drill replacement wells or install tanks.
From Los Angeles Times
Proponents say they help defray the costs of delivering justice.
From Los Angeles Times
Rooming with other wedding guests can defray costs.
From MarketWatch
That windfall would help defray the soaring expenses of college sports, which now include up to $20.5 million a year for athletes along with the sky-high salaries schools already pay coaches.
For example, you don’t need to make a ton of friends to defray those long-term healthcare costs, said Jeffrey Hall, a communication-studies professor at the University of Kansas.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
