Defrayed
[dɪ'freɪd]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Defray
Checker: Raymond
Examples
- It is natural, indeed, to suppose, that so great an annual expense must have been defrayed from a great annual produce. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The revenues from the province of Asia defrayed the expenses of the Roman state. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There is no impropriety, therefore, in its being defrayed by the general contribution of the whole society. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
Checker: Raymond