defrayed
past simple and past participle ofdefray
| 单词 | defrayed |
| 释义 | defrayed past simple and past participle ofdefray defray verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈfreɪ/us/dɪˈfreɪ/(especiallyof anorganization) topaythecostof something: Thecompanywill defray allyourexpenses,includingcarrental. Paying money
Examplesofdefrayeddefrayed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Much of this expenditure wasdefrayedby means of increasing tax burdens on single people and childless couples. From theCambridge English Corpus The wear and tear caused by motorists on the roads should bedefrayedout of the tax levied upon them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 All parties interested will be entitled to be represented, the expenses beingdefrayedout of public funds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Expenditure on vehicles and other equipment isdefrayedfrom the local police fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The capital expenditure of local education authorities is, as a rule,defrayedfrom loans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The expense of such examination is in most casesdefrayedby the local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 During that year the gross expenditure by local authorities, including expendituredefrayedout of loans but excluding loan charges, was £58,798,707. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Expenditure by local education authorities upon the building of elementary schools is, as a rule,defrayedfrom loans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The term "economies" does not quite represent the source from which this expenditure has beendefrayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If it isdefrayedout of the rates, it is reasonable that that should make it unnecessary for any further contribution to be given. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The expenses of the council should be modest and will bedefrayedfrom the fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 His expenses in so doing are, under present arrangements,defrayedout of the fund. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He and his colleagues have more than once referred to the way in which the costs can bedefrayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost of £2,750,000 wasdefrayedout of the profits made and a certain residue in hand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The expenses of visiting committees are to bedefrayedby the local authorities within the county or borough within whose area they operate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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