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Antonyms for defrayed

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-frey
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈfreɪ


Definition of defrayed

Origin :
  • 1540s, from Middle French defraier (15c.), from de- "out" (see de-) + fraier "spend," from Old French frais "costs, damages caused by breakage," from Latin fractum, neuter past participle of frangere "to break" (see fraction). Alternative etymology traces second element to Old High German fridu "peace," via Vulgar Latin *fredum "fine, cost."
  • verb pay
Example sentences :
  • Hence the transition was easy to the expenses of the war, and how they were to be defrayed.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • The cost was defrayed by subscriptions from children of the parish.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: Southwark Cathedral » by George Worley
  • The expense of our journey was defrayed by the Emperor, and in a liberal manner.
  • Extract from : « My Ten Years' Imprisonment » by Silvio Pellico
  • Thus the expenses of yesterday for housekeeping were defrayed.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Trust: Being a Narrative of the Lord's Dealings With George Mller » by George Mller
  • Now, the State had, for the most part, defrayed all these expenses.
  • Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 4 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine
  • The cost of this pinnacle was defrayed by Mr. Beresford Hope.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Ely » by W. D. Sweeting
  • Any man with money could have defrayed the expenses of Blair's sickness and funeral.
  • Extract from : « El Diablo » by Brayton Norton
  • The expense of the year was defrayed by a land-tax and malt-tax.
  • Extract from : « The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. » by Tobias Smollett
  • All expenses after the marriage are, of course, defrayed by the bridegroom.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
  • The cost of the rations is defrayed by voluntary subscriptions.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses into the Abyss » by Mary Higgs

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