1. paying for or covering the cost of something
Usage: present participle of defray

Examples

• The scholarship is defraying her college tuition costs.
• The company is defraying all travel expenses for the conference.
• He offered to help by defraying the medical bills.
• The fundraiser succeeded in defraying the renovation costs.
• They are defraying the wedding expenses together.
• The grant is defraying research costs for the project.