Defray used in a sentence

Defray in a sentence as a verb

The fee does not defray the cost of the flight.

Bigger issue was trying to get sponsors to help defray costs.

I have a feeling they might be willing/able to help defray some of the bandwidth costs.

And in order to defray the costs of administering this program, we will charge you $1,000 for that license.

These countries suggest that fees on content providers would help defray local infrastructure costs.

When huge numbers of developers started giving away apps for free, Apple came out with iAds in an attempt to defray the cost of hosting free apps.

They were afraid that people would get sticker shock from looking at insurance prices that didn't include the money they would be getting from taxpayers to defray the cost.

There are these newfangled PCs/smartphones that are providing ridiculous volumes that create network effects and defray design expenses.

And especially if you're one of those people not in a booming industry, it can really help when you're out of town for a weekend or so to try and defray the cost of living.

By selling the riskiest securities, those due between 17 October and 1 November, these institutions can help defray the risk of being caught on the wrong end of an empty till.

For example, Linux distros have been able to significantly defray the costs of digital disc image distribution by using torrents.

This is a crock, the social purpose of marriage is raising children that are properly socialized to inherit society the financial benefits are there to help partially defray the cost of raising children.

And magazines are very similar: each actual sale across the newsagent's counter is partly an attempt to defray the ludicrous cost of manufacturing the damn thing but is also, more significantly, a very solid datum point.

It would help defray the costs if we release citizens' travel records to some carefully vetted partners, such as academic researchers, urban planning consultants, insurance companies, marketing companies and credit rating agencies.