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6 Letter Words for Defray

defray, frayed

5 Letter Words for Defray

arefy, deary, deray, fader, farde, fared, fayed, fayer, freya, rayed, ready, yeard

4 Letter Words for Defray

adry, afer, ared, ayre, daer, dare, deaf, dear, defy, derf, dray, drey, dyer, eard, eyra, fade, fady, fard, fare, fear, ferd, frae, fray, frey, fyrd, rade, read, ryfe, yade, yard, yare, yead, year, yerd

3 Letter Words for Defray

ade, ady, aer, afd, ard, are, arf, ary, aye, ayr, dae, dar, day, dea, def, der, dey, dry, dye, ead, ear, era, erd, erf, eyr, fad, far, fay, fdr, fed, fer, fey, fra, fry, rad, raf, ray, rea, red, ref, rya, rye, yad, yar, yea, yed, yer

Definitions for Defray

[1] to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.): The grant helped defray the expenses of the trip.
[2] (tr) to furnish or provide money for (costs, expenses, etc); pay

Words related to Defray

fund, settle, finance

Words nearby Defray

deformity, defra, defrag, defragment, defraud, defray, defrayal, defriend, defrock, defrost, defroster

Origin of Defray

1535–45; < Middle French défrayer, Old French deffroier to pay costs, equivalent to de- dis-1 + frayer to bear the costs, derivative of frais, fres (plural) costs, probably < Latin frācta things broken (see fracture), hence, expense incurred from breakage

Other words from Defray

de·fray·a·ble , adjective
de·fray·er , noun
pre·de·fray , verb (used with object)
un·de·frayed , adjective

Word origin for Defray

C16: from Old French deffroier to pay expenses, from de- dis- 1 + frai expenditure, originally: cost incurred through breaking something, from Latin frangere to break

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