Predicate: defray

Roleset id: defray.01 , to pay or furnish money for costs/expenses, Source: , vncls: , framnet:

defray.01: DEFRAY-V NOTES: Frames file for 'defray' based on survey of sentences in Webtext 2.5-2. No VerbNet entry. Comparison with 'furnish.' (from defray.01-v predicate notes)

Aliases:

AliasFrameNetVerbNet
defray (v.)

Roles:

        Arg0-PAG: supplier, agent
        Arg1-PPT: entity furnished, usually expenses/money
        Arg2-VSP: expenses costs of what? entity purchased when separate mention from arg 1.

Example: Typical Transitive

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        If they are not claimed in seven days, they are sent far away to the Neverland *PRO* to defray expenses.

        Arg0: *PRO*
        Rel: defray
        Arg1: expenses

Example: With Arg 2 embedded in arg 1

        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: ns,  form: ns

        They-1 were able to charge travelers using the turnpike and *-1 defray the costs of upkeep and improvement of the road.

        Arg0: *-1
        Rel: defray
        Arg1: the costs of upkeep and improvement of the road