transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈfrā, dē- ]
transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French deffroyer, from des- de- + frayer to expend, from Old French, from frais, plural of fret, frait expenditure, literally, damage by breaking, from Latin fractum, neuter of fractus, past participle of frangere to break — more at break
Date: 1536
1. : to provide for the payment of : pay
2. archaic : to bear the expenses of
• de·fray·able -ə-bəl adjective
• de·fray·al -ˈfrā(-ə)l noun