Defray (verb)

To pay for or to provide money to pay for something.

Origin:

From the old french word "desfrayer" meaning "to pay for".

Examples:

1. The company defrayed the cost of the trip.
2. The government defrayed the cost of the project.
3. He defrayed the expenses of the wedding.
4. The scholarship defrayed the cost of tuition.
5. The grant defrayed the cost of the research.