defray

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defray costs/expenses formalPAY FOR to give someone back the money that they have spent on something 支付费用

The proceeds from the competition help to defray the expenses of the evening.

比赛的收入帮助支付晚会的开销。

Examples from the Corpus

defray costs/expenses• Donations are welcome to defray expenses.• The price of the ticket has been kept low and it is necessary to run raffles to defray expenses.• And they allow boat owners the chance to defray costs by chartering out their vessels through the club.

Examples from the Corpus

defray• Over the long term, minimizing is expensive-more expensive, usually, than paying the costs it seeks to defray.• Consequently, the costs of strengthening and extending the probation service could be defrayed by charging a fee to the offending corporation.• And they allow boat owners the chance to defray costs by chartering out their vessels through the club.• The price of the ticket has been kept low and it is necessary to run raffles to defray expenses.• Participating organisations will receive modest sums to defray recruiting, training and reporting costs.• This would substantially defray the cost of operating a lunar base.

From Longman Business Dictionary

defrayde·fray /dɪˈfreɪ/ verb [transitiveT] formal

defray costs/expenses/charges to pay someone’s costs etc

The company will defray any expenses you have on the journey.

Origin defray

(1500-1600) French défrayer, from frais “cost”

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