V-T If you defray someone's costs or expenses, you give them money which represents the amount that they have spent, for example, while they have been doing something for you or acting on your behalf. 支付 [正式]
The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war.
政府已许诺用数亿万美元来支付战争的费用。
Some plan must be devised for defraying the expenses.
必须想出支付费用的办法。
After defraying all the expenses, they were able to lay aside fifteen yuan each month.
在支付所有的开支以后，他们每月能积蓄十五元。
Both are trying to think of ways of defraying the cost, such as special levies on local businesses or on hotel beds.
同时，这两座城市也在寻找偿还费用的办法，比如向当地的商店和旅店征收特税。
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