Synonyms for defray
Definitions
- v. 1
To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
Related words
- Word family
- defrayal defrayment
Forms
- Past participle
- defrayed
e.g. defrayed → financed, frayed, payed, settled…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| defray | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- pay1
- 4 letters
- meet1, fray1
- 6 letters
- settle2
- 7 letters
- finance2
- 9 letters
- discharge2, liquidate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (settle2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- défrayer
- Deutsch
- übernehmen