Both Uses of
defray
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- 'Show me, in this wide waste of London, any honest means by which I could even defray the weekly hire of this poor room, and see if I shrink from resorting to them!†
Chpt 16 *
- The ladies and gentlemen were pretty equally balanced; the expenses of the entertainment being defrayed by the latter, each of whom had the privilege of inviting one of the former as his guest.†
Chpt 48
Definition:
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(defray) to contribute to or pay the expenses of something