defray the cost

defray the cost
index bear the expense, disburse (pay out)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • bear the cost — index bear the expense, defray, pay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • stand the cost — index bear the expense, defray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • defray — UK [dɪˈfreɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms defray : present tense I/you/we/they defray he/she/it defrays present participle defraying past tense defrayed past participle defrayed formal to provide money to pay for something Grants are offered …   English dictionary

  • defray — de|fray [ dı freı ] verb transitive FORMAL to provide money to pay for something: Grants are offered to help defray the cost of attending the conference …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • defray — I verb adjust, bear the cost, bear the expense, compensate, contribute, disburse, discharge, expend, foot the bill, give compensation for, honor a bill, indemnify, liquidate, make payment, make repayment, make restitution, meet the bill, pay, pay …   Law dictionary

  • defray — [v] pay bear the cost*, chip in*, cover cost, finance, foot the bill*, fund, pay for, pick up the bill*, pick up the check*, pick up the tab*, settle; concepts 108,115,327,341,351 …   New thesaurus

  • defray — [dē frā′, difrā′] vt. [Fr défrayer < OFr defraier < de (L de), from, off + * frai (Fr frais, pl.), expense, cost, “damages,” prob. < L fractum, neut. pp. of frangere, to BREAK] to pay or furnish the money for (the cost or expenses)… …   English World dictionary

  • The Bollandists —     The Bollandists     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists     An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • cost — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 money needed to buy sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, high ▪ The high cost of energy was a problem for consumers. ▪ enormous, exorbitant, huge, prohibitive …   Collocations dictionary

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