Rolesets - defray

defray

defray.01 - to pay or furnish money for costs/expenses

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:

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.

Typical Transitive

If they are not claimed in seven days , they are sent far away to the Neverland *PRO* to
defrayrel
expensesARG1
.
ARG0: *PRO*

With Arg 2 embedded in arg 1

TheyARG0
were able to charge travelers using the turnpike and
defrayrel
the costs of upkeep and improvement of the roadARG1
.