Families want to educate their children and can, in principle, defray the costs with the greater incomes that education generates.
Source: tatoeba (1115566)
Defray
//dɪˈfɹeɪ//
Synonyms for "defray" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Verb(1 words)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
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5 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
4 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- плащам verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Catalan
1 entries- costejar verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 支付 verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Czech
4 entries- hradit verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- krýt verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- pokrýt verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- uhradit verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Dutch
2 entries- bekostigen verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- dekken verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Finnish
3 entries- kattaa verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- kustantaa verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- maksaa verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
French
1 entries- défrayer verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Galician
3 entries- custear verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- sosubir verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- sufragar verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Polish
4 entries- opłacać verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- opłacić verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- pokrywać koszty verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- pokryć koszty verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Russian
4 entries- взять расхо́ды на себя verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- опла́чивать verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- плати́ть verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- покрыва́ть verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Spanish
1 entries- costear verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Swedish
3 entries- bestrida verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- betala verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
- bära verb (to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something))
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
The government was compelled to defray the costs of the war.
Source: tatoeba (4977333)
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.
Source: tatoeba (6620886)
The expenses of the war, while in progress, were defrayed by executing rich men and confiscating their property.
Source: wiktionary
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