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Definition of defray verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

defray

verb

NAmE//dɪˈfreɪ//

defray costs/expenses (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they defray

he / she / it defrays

past simple defrayed

-ing form defraying

to give someone back the money that they have spent on something

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