Defraying
[dɪ'freɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Defray
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Examples
- The rent of a very moderate landed estate might be fully sufficient for defraying all the other necessary expenses of government. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The institutions for the education of the youth may, in the same manner, furnish a revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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