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Definitions
bear the expenses of
Word origin
From Middle French desfrayer, French défrayer, from dé- + Old French fraier (“to spend”).
Used in a sentence
“The expenses of the war, while in progress, were defrayed by executing rich men and confiscating their property.”
“Investors, meanwhile, got back a fraction of their money. Some say Mr Meinl’s €100m bail, paid by a source in Liechtenstein, should be used to defray their losses.”
“In order to help defray the substantial costs involved, they then raised revenue through taking advertisements.”
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