defraying
present participle ofdefray
| 单词 | defraying |
| 释义 | defraying present participle ofdefray defray verb[T] formaluk/dɪˈfreɪ/us/dɪˈfreɪ/(especiallyof anorganization) topaythecostof something: Thecompanywill defray allyourexpenses,includingcarrental. Paying money
Examplesofdefrayingdefraying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Fordefrayingexpenses, union administrators were empowered to levy rates (of taxation on local property valuations). From theCambridge English Corpus No provisions exist for payment towardsdefrayingexpenses or compensating the donor for loss of wages directly attributable to his/her act of supplying the organ. From theCambridge English Corpus The licence payer benefits bydefrayingthe cost over a larger audience, and therefore from the reduced price for individual programmes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 4 deals with thedefrayingof expenses, the ordinary provision to defray expenses incurred by the local authorities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If we should decide to use child benefit as a method ofdefrayingtransport costs, that benefit must be increased. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The relative effects of holding off anddefrayingexpenditure will depend on the new map and rates of grant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Without these provisions, the commission will not be able to function because there will be no means ofdefrayingtheir expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It raises between £800 million and £1 billion a year, but none of that goes todefrayingthe environmental costs of the aviation industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The other type is the advances fordefrayingthe expenses of the public services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The court may award the whole or part of the fine to be paid for thedefrayingof expenses incurred in removing pollution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would suggest that, rather thandefrayingthe cost of computerisation, there are fundamental consumer protection reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also provision for agreement on thedefrayingof expenses which arise in the course of this work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Such interest would be used fordefrayingthe nominee's expenses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is merely fordefrayingthe expenses of the council. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A subscription was got up fordefrayingthe expenses connected with the defence of some persons who had been charged. 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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