Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense defrays, present participle defraying, past tense, past participle defrayed
VERB 支付(某人已出的费用或开支) 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(某人已出的费用或开支) [formal]
The government has committed billions toward defraying the costs of the war. [VERB noun]