defray

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Rooming with other wedding guests can defray costs.

From MarketWatch

That windfall would help defray the soaring expenses of college sports, which now include up to $20.5 million a year for athletes along with the sky-high salaries schools already pay coaches.

From The Wall Street Journal

For example, you don’t need to make a ton of friends to defray those long-term healthcare costs, said Jeffrey Hall, a communication-studies professor at the University of Kansas.

From MarketWatch

To defray the rising tab for health insurance, many employers push more of the burden onto workers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Patients will generally be responsible for paying, though Livingston said companies, philanthropic groups or newly raised tax funds from experimental clinics could defray costs.

From The Wall Street Journal