See defray on Wiktionary
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"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "плати́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "somewhat",
"roman": "pokryvátʹ",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "покрыва́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "vzjatʹ rasxódy na sebja",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "взять расхо́ды на себя"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "costear"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "bestrida"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "betala"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "to pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something)",
"word": "bära"
}
],
"word": "defray"
}
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