defray

Meaning

1. To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
2. To pay for (something).
3. (obsolete) To spend (money).

Synonyms

pay

💸

cover

cap

settle

remunerate

compensate

debilitate

defeat

disburse

enshroud

mat

muffle

overbear

overcome

overpower

overwhelm

patronise

pay for

quash

quell

recompense

repay

return

share

shell out

span

subdue

suffice

vanquish

bear down

veil

blanket

clear

cloak

club

Hyphenated as

de‧fray

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈfɹeɪ/

Etymology

From Middle French desfrayer, French défrayer, from dé- + Old French fraier (“to spend”).