defray costs/expensesformalPAY 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。
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.
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