meet a debt/cost/expense etcPAY FORto make a payment that needs to be made 偿付债务/支付费用/支付开销等 The government has promised to meet the cost of clearing up after the floods. 政府承诺会为水灾后的清理工作买单。
meet a debt/cost/expense etc• Barnardo's had to draw £1.7 million from its reserves to meet costs.
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