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defray

/dɪˈfreɪ/verb

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verb
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    [T] ~ costs/expenses formal

    to provide money to pay the costs of something

    खर्च उठाना, व्यय वहन करना

    • The company will defray all travel expenses.
    • The grant helped to defray the cost of Radhika's research.

    Synonyms cover meet pay settle reimburse

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: defray is almost always used with words such as cost, costs or expenses, as in 'defray the cost of the trip'.

Usage में defray का प्रयोग लगभग हमेशा cost, costs या expenses जैसे शब्दों के साथ होता है, जैसे 'defray the cost of the trip'।