defray

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /dɪˈfɹeɪ/    美 /dɪˈfɹeɪ/|/dɪˈfɹæɪ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something). transitive
    — The expenses of the war, while in progress, were defrayed by executing rich men and confiscating their property.
  2. To pay for (something). archaic,transitive
  3. To spend (money). obsolete,transitive

词形变化

defrays present,singular,third-person defraying participle,present defrayed participle,past defrayed past

词汇关系

衍生词
defrayable defrayal defrayer defrayment undefrayed

词源

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