How to Use defray in a Sentence

defray

verb

• This will defray the costs.
• Freewill donations are accepted to defray the cost of the musicians.
  — Linda McIntosh, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• Iditarod mushers have the advantage of an extra month in which to figure out how to defray expenses.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Feb. 2018
• Trump also stopped making payments to insurers meant to help defray health-care costs for low-income Americans.
  — Anna Edney, Bloomberg.com, 8 Jan. 2018
• The law also establishes per diem at near the regular state employee rate to defray legislators' costs to live and work away from home.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 21 Feb. 2018
• Under the change, any unit that is 750 square feet or smaller is exempt from impact fees — assessments the city levies to defray the cost of building.
  — Lizzie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Jan. 2018
• Donations by the public could defray maintenance costs, while tax breaks would also reduce the burden on property owners.
  — Noelle Crombie, OregonLive.com, 11 Feb. 2018
• Airbus gets upfront government loans amounting to billions of dollars to defray the cost in advance — with no repayment necessary if the new airplane project fails.
  — Dominic Gates, The Seattle Times, 12 Feb. 2018
• Paying the bills are seriously ill residents who can never rely on insurance to help defray the costs, always forking over cash for limited strains of cannabis.
  — Chris Goldstein, Philly.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• Both churches also lease portions of their buildings to other entities to help defray operating expenses.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 26 Feb. 2018
• But Canalys found in its analysis of the worldwide market that many customers traded in their older iPhones to defray the cost of the iPhone X.
  — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 23 Jan. 2018
• The two Clinton funds were established to defray the couple’s legal expenses and were not available to their aides, documents establishing the funds show.
  — Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2018
• 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
• 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
• The University helps defray some of the cost, and companies like American Axle donate critical components like motors.
  — Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 20 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Oct 2024