Sentence examples for defray in from inspiring English sources

Failing that, find out whether the employer will subsidize the cost of buying the shoes; that is, defray, in part or in whole, the cost of your safety shoes.

The Boston Globe and The Associated Press reported on Friday that Mr. Clinton would receive $100,000 for the appearance, with the cost defrayed in part by corporate sponsors.

Health care costs to individuals are defrayed in Canada by virtue of the health care system being predominantly publicly funded from general taxation revenues.

The publication costs of this article were defrayed in part by payment of page charges.

The costs of publication of this article were defrayed in part by the payment of page charges.

The testing, he said, had shown that the trades would not defray losses in the same manner as a hedge.

With packages, Mr. Meers explained, "there's a little bit of a margin for the airline as well, which helps to defray increases in fuel prices".

Pay ahead on these regular bills to help defray costs in the future when money is tight.

There is one virgin vault on the premises, ownership of which has apparently been traced to an ailing little old lady in Long Island; she is said to be more interested in the possibility of selling it to defray her expenses in this life than in occupying it in the next.

With scientists increasingly interested in climate change and affluent tourists attracted by Ellesmere Island National Park, only 25 miles southwest of Alert, this base could defray costs by taking in nonmilitary visitors.

60 In Australia, similar arrangements are in place to defray cost for patients in rural or remote areas who are required to travel for their healthcare.