Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of defraying; payment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of defraying; payment.
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- noun The act of
defraying
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of paying money
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Examples
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The PPI covers defrayal of mortgages, credit cards, personal or other loans when people fall ill, injured or unemployed.
Archive 2008-06-01 Thatsnews 2008
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The PPI covers defrayal of mortgages, credit cards, personal or other loans when people fall ill, injured or unemployed.
Are you being ripped off over loan insurance? Thatsnews 2008
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Naechste: Yup...as above, I think it's really more of a cake-cost defrayal than a gift.
This feels awkward to me. C N Heidelberg 2007
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The princes of the West assumed the cross in order to appropriate to their own use the tithes which, for the defrayal of crusade expenses, they had levied upon the property of the clergy.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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The isles which had leagued with the Mede were strongly obnoxious to the confederates, and it was proposed to exact from them a fine; in defrayal of the expenses of the war.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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He made, in person, a minute examination of four receiver-generals 'offices, in order, with that to guide him, to get a correct idea of the amount derived from imposts and the royal revenues, and of what became of this amount in its passage from collection to employment for the defrayal of the expenses of the state.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5 1830
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Commissioners Court and asked for an extension or defrayal of money owed to the county from the Land of the Dinosaurs LLC production, I wondered what would happen to the money, $80.000 that 4b had loaned invested in associationi with the LOD company.
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Why would a credit lineup supplier disdain a credit lineup employment after defrayal so often clip, strength and money on courting and recruiting new customers?
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Moreover, unsafe loans commonly hit higher evaluate of welfare with a shorter defrayal continuance as the creditor takes a greater venture on his money.
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A beatific substance module activity you a rattling combative evaluate of welfare with cushy and pliant defrayal options.
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