"defray" meaning in All languages combined

See defray on Wiktionary

Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \dɪ.ˈfɹeɪ\, \dɪ.ˈfɹeɪ\ Audio: En-au-defray.ogg Forms: to defray [infinitive], defrays [present, third-person, singular], defrayed [preterite], defrayed [participle, past], defraying [participle, present]
  1. Dépenser (de l’argent). Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: fr-defray-en-verb-S7moGXO0 Categories (other): Termes désuets en anglais
  2. Payer (une dette, une dépense…), rencontrer (le prix de quelque chose).
    Sense id: fr-defray-en-verb-SAzg2VqY Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
  3. Payer (pour quelque chose). Tags: rare
    Sense id: fr-defray-en-verb-ZK0RkRkK Categories (other): Termes rares en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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          "text": "The expenses of the war, while in progress, were defrayed by executing rich men and confiscating their property.",
          "translation": "Durant la guerre, on payait les dépenses de celle-ci en mettant à mort les riches afin de leur confisquer les biens."
        },
        {
          "ref": "« A Viennese grind », The Economist, 30 juillet 2009",
          "text": "Investors, meanwhile, got back a fraction of their money. Some say Mr Meinl’s €100m bail, paid by a source in Liechtenstein, should be used to defray their losses.",
          "translation": "Pendant ce temps, les investisseurs n'ont recouvert qu'une fraction de leur argent. Certains sont d'avis que les 100 millions d'euros exigées à titre de caution pour M. Meinl, qui ont été payées par une source au Liechtenstein, devraient servir à les indemniser."
        },
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          "ref": "Roy Greenslade, The Guardian, 9 décembre 2010",
          "text": "In order to help defray the substantial costs involved, they then raised revenue through taking advertisements.",
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