Verb
To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc.
To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to defray wrath.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd because the tax credits that defray the cost of policies purchased on the exchange don't kick in until you reach the federal poverty level, they get no help there either. Source: Internet
It says “ECG further realized that between 2017 and 2019 GoG averagely paid GHC2 billion directly to ECG’s suppliers (I.e. VRA, IPPs and GRIDCo) to defray GoG’s indebtedness to ECG.” Source: Internet
If his wife became ill, then he would be compelled, by the Talmud, to defray any medical expense which might be incurred in relation to this; the Talmud requires him to ensure that the wife receives care. Source: Internet
Active in the community, Gerald is very involved in Boy Scouts and started the Haunted Sawmill to help defray costs of scouting, summer camps and high adventure outings for Merrill scouts. Source: Internet
And he'll have difficulty pushing even this through a Republican Congress which is also, incidentally, fighting tooth-and-nail Obama's $3 billion pledge to the U.N.'s Green Climate Fund to help defray poor countries' mitigation costs. Source: Internet
Also, an additional grant of up to $30,000 is available to help eligible applicants defray the cost of elevating their homes, if necessary. Source: Internet