Synonyms for defray
- finance
- fund
- settle
- bear the cost
- chip in
- cover cost
- foot the bill
- pay for
- pick up the bill
- pick up the check
- pick up the tab
Antonyms for defray
EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR DEFRAY
Dr Franklin will defray the expense to which this may put you.
There were thus three couples, and the three gentlemen were to defray all expenses.
A tax was even levied to defray the expenses of the ceremony.
The revenues of the Union he found sufficient to defray all the current expenses.
I will defray all the expenses, and will pay the reward I offered, too.
The doctor, of course, had again to defray the expense of this purchase.
The which, if she defray unwillingly, then is she no Christian woman.
But he was not asked to defray the expenses of the simple funeral.
All that was necessary was a grant of money to defray the charge.
He was promised £20 to defray his travelling expenses “as soon as it can be paid.”
MORE RELATED WORDS FOR DEFRAY
disburse
verbspend moneypay
verbgive money for goods, services- adjust
- bear the cost
- bear the expense
- bequeath
- bestow
- chip in
- clear
- come through
- compensate
- confer
- cough up
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- dig up
- disburse
- discharge
- extend
- foot
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- grant
- hand over
- handle
- honor
- kick in
- liquidate
- make payment
- meet
- offer
- plunk down
- prepay
- present
- proffer
- put up
- recompense
- recoup
- refund
- reimburse
- remit
- remunerate
- render
- repay
- requite
- reward
- satisfy
- settle
- stake
- take care of
paying
verbgive money for goods, services- adjust
- bear the cost
- bear the expense
- bequeath
- bestow
- chip in
- clear
- come through
- compensate
- confer
- cough up
- defray
- dig up
- disburse
- discharge
- extend
- foot
- foot the bill
- grant
- hand over
- handle
- honor
- kick in
- liquidate
- make payment
- meet
- offer
- plunk down
- prepay
- present
- proffer
- put up
- recompense
- recoup
- refund
- reimburse
- remit
- remunerate
- render
- repay
- requite
- reward
- satisfy
- settle
- stake
- take care of
redeem
verbatone for; compensatespend
verbgive, pay out- absorb
- allocate
- ante up
- apply
- bestow
- blow
- cast away
- come across
- come through
- concentrate
- confer
- consume
- contribute
- cough up
- defray
- deplete
- disburse
- dispense
- dissipate
- donate
- drain
- drop
- employ
- empty
- evote
- exhaust
- expend
- foot the bill
- fritter
- give
- hand out
- invest
- lavish
- lay out
- liquidate
- misspend
- outlay
- pay down
- pay up
- put in
- run through
- settle
- shell out
- spring for
- squander
- throw away
- use
- use up
- waste
spending
verbgive, pay out- absorb
- allocate
- ante up
- apply
- bestow
- blow
- cast away
- come across
- come through
- concentrate
- confer
- consume
- contribute
- cough up
- defray
- deplete
- disburse
- dispense
- dissipate
- donate
- drain
- drop
- employ
- empty
- evote
- exhaust
- expend
- foot the bill
- fritter
- give
- hand out
- invest
- lavish
- lay out
- liquidate
- misspend
- outlay
- pay down
- pay up
- put in
- run through
- settle
- shell out
- spring for
- squander
- throw away
- use
- use up
- waste