defray.
To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
Meaning & usage
To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
To pay for (something).
To spend (money).
Where this word comes from
From Middle French desfrayer, French défrayer, from dé- + Old French fraier (“to spend”).
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