How to Use defray in a Sentence

defray

verb

• This will defray the costs.
• A fund has been set up to defray Brunson’s medical costs.
  — AJC.com, 20 Dec. 2016
• Monetary donations to the shelter to help defray the cost of vetting the dogs and puppies are needed.
  — Carrie Napoleon, Post-Tribune, 3 May 2017
• While the tour is free, Kramer is requesting a $15 per person donation to defray costs.
  — Marta Yamamoto, The Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2017
• Students get a $7,500 scholarship for both freshman and sophomore years to help defray the cost of tuition.
  — La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2024
• Even as some markets soften, these arrangements can help the buyer defray maintenance costs on a home that might otherwise sit vacant.
  — Wsj Real Estate, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2017
• Because their tuition prices do not cover the cost of education, these public schools rely on state funding to defray expenses.
  — Susan Dynarski, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2016
• And they’re much less likely to have inherited wealth from their parents, or family members, or to have received money for a downpayment or to defray the cost of college.
  — Gillian B. White, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2016
• Washington assembled a huge military coalition to oust him, but Tokyo refused to send troops, paying $13 billion instead to help defray the costs.
  — Michael Auslin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2016
• The family has started a GoFundMe to defray funeral expenses and help provide for her two children.
  — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 3 Jan. 2017
• That’s good for the roughly 60 percent of MNsure enrollees who’ve seen subsidies defray most of the effect of rising premiums.
  — David Montgomery, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2017
• In its most recent report, the civil rights office recommended police be required to explain the motivation for stops, to defray concerns about profiling.
  — Henry Grabar, New York Press Room, 1 Feb. 2017
• The team tries to defray the costs through fundraising throughout the year.
  — The Indianapolis Star, 23 Aug. 2022
• Payments can be used to help defray the cost of child care.
  — Etta Money, Forbes, 17 June 2021
• Attendees will spend $125 to help defray the costs of the trip, which includes the bus rental.
  — al, 5 Jan. 2021
• Some cards even offer a sign-up bonus that can defray a vet bill.
  — Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2019
• Of course, one good way to defray the cost of a hospital stay is to buy a Medigap plan.
  — Maurie Backman, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
• Yet, many have options to defray the full upfront cost.
  — Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2023
• That said, there is one way to help defray the cost of those replacement parts: sending the old ones back.
  — Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2022
• Does your car have trade-in value that would help defray the cost of a replacement?
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Feb. 2022
• States receive federal funds to defray the cost of in-home care for the poor and ill or disabled.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 17 July 2018
• Thus, domestic cheeses may inch up in price to defray the big jump in some costs to consumers.
  — Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2019
• He’s also raised starting wages above $20 an hour and offered stipends to help defray the cost of gas.
  — Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2022
• Proceeds from the cook-off help to defray the cost of the annual July Fourth fireworks off the OB pier.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2019
• Help defray the cost by renting out your swimming pool.
  — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 10 June 2022
• All proceeds will go to defray costs of sending me to Japan to cover the 2020 Summer Olympics.
  — Mark Kiszla, The Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2019
• Proceeds will be used to help defray costs for new sound equipment.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Netflix's number is more than three times that - without any ads to defray the cost.
  — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, 19 Sep. 2019
• For the first time in 20 years, admission will be charged to defray the costs of putting on the festival and boost the scholarship fund.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 22 May 2024
• The university agreed to put $2.5 million into a trust to help defray the costs of the new center.
  — USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2020

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024