defrayment

Definitions of defrayment

1. noun

   the act of paying money
   synonyms: defrayal, payment

   types:

   amortisation, amortization

   payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

   fee splitting

   payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral

   overpayment

   the act of paying too much

   prepayment

   money given in advance for a good or service

   ransom

   payment for the release of someone

   refund, repayment

   the act of returning money received previously

   remuneration

   the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses

   rendering

   giving in acknowledgment of obligation

   disbursal, disbursement, outlay, payout, spending

   the act of spending or distributing money

   tribute

   payment by one nation for protection by another

   underpayment

   the act of paying less than required

   expending, expenditure

   the act of spending money for goods or services

   compensatory spending, deficit spending, pump priming

   spending money raised by borrowing; used by governments to stimulate their economy

   type of:

   commerce, commercialism, mercantilism

   transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)