defrayal
Covering the costs
Defrayal is the act of paying or providing money to cover costs or expenses.
It's a formal noun form of defray: The grant covered defrayal of travel expenses.
The word appears mainly in legal, financial, or bureaucratic contexts where payment or reimbursement is being documented.
Funds sent elsewhere
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- transactionExchange of goods/money
- invoiceItemized billing statement
receipt · tender · payable · checkout · billing · cashflow · ledger · debit
Giving back what's owed
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
return · compensation · redress · restitution · reparation · amends · remuneration · recompense
Regular membership payments
- feesCosts for services
- chargesAmounts owed or alleged
- costsAmounts required to pay
- leviesMandatory governmental charges
bills · tariffs · tolls · liabilities · arrears · debt · outstanding · overdue
Bestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- allocationDistribution of shares
- contributionSomething given to help
backing · underwriting · support · endowment · stipend · award · scholarship · patronage
remittance
Funds sent elsewhere
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- transactionExchange of goods/money
invoice · receipt · tender · payable · checkout · billing · cashflow · ledger · debit · credit
repayment
Giving back what's owed
- refundMoney returned after purchase
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
recovery · return · compensation · redress · restitution · reparation · amends · remuneration · recompense · indemnity
dues
Regular membership payments
bills · levies · tariffs · tolls · liabilities · arrears · debt · outstanding · overdue · payoff
grant
Bestow or award money
- subsidyFinancial assistance from government
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- allocationDistribution of shares
contribution · backing · underwriting · support · endowment · stipend · award · scholarship · patronage · benefaction
defrayalnonpayment
Failure to settle debts
non-payment · indebtedness · defaulting · borrowing · owing