Sentence examples for defray rent from inspiring English sources

For seven years it has staged concerts in a grimy commercial site, where four to five musicians and artists lived to defray rent costs.

To help defray the rent, she opened a record shop in the foyer, and left the bank to work there.

The founders wouldn't disclose how much revenue the site generates (about 10 writers contribute unpaid), but say it's enough to defray their rent in Manhattan, where they live close together on the East Side.

Sometimes counties or local agencies have assistance programs, or will help match you with a renter to defray part of your monthly mortgage payment.

This bunker is not for sale, but one section could be rented to defray the maintenance costs, estimated at about €300,000 a year.

In the aftermath, Gwen has moved into her sister's apartment, paying rent to help defray the costs of living in a luxury building.

You imply that you and your landlord had an understanding that your rent would help defray the cost of homeownership and that therefore, if he was no longer paying his mortgage, you no longer needed to pay either.

This being New York, the suggested price of admission was considerably higher than the other stops to help defray the $200,000 bill for renting the Garden: $20 versus $10 elsewhere.

That's compared with $725 a square foot for standard condos in the same building; the differential is for the hotel amenities (room service, spa) that hotel-condo units come with, as well as the fact that they're furnished and that they can be rented out to defray costs.

And defraying some of your enormous rent by periodically letting strangers review your hospitality and the fluffiness of your towels is most enticing.

This meant that there were 3 apartments – one in which we would live and two others to rent out and thereby defray our cost of living.