defraying
Settling the costs
Defraying is paying or covering the cost of something, typically expenses or charges.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or financial contexts: The grant helped in defraying the costs of research.
You defray expenses, costs, or charges—rarely anything else.
Transferring money owed
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
offsetting · meeting · satisfying · discharging · clearing · liquidating · honoring · fulfilling
Financial assistance from government
- grantBestow or award money
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- contributionSomething given to help
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
endowment · patronage · backing · support · underwriting · financing · allocation · aid
Amounts required to pay
- expensesMoney spent on things
- budgetPlan for spending
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- outlayMoney paid for something
expenditure · charges · fees · overhead · operating costs · tuition · travel costs · medical bills
Payment for services rendered
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
- indemnificationCompensation for loss suffered
repayment · refund · allowance · expense account · per diem · mileage · travel allowance
paying
Transferring money owed
- disbursementDistribution of funds
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- remittanceFunds sent elsewhere
covering · offsetting · meeting · satisfying · discharging · clearing · liquidating · honoring · fulfilling · acquitting
subsidy
Financial assistance from government
- grantBestow or award money
- sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement
- contributionSomething given to help
donation · endowment · patronage · backing · support · underwriting · financing · allocation · aid · assistance
costs
Amounts required to pay
outlay · expenditure · charges · fees · overhead · operating costs · tuition · travel costs · medical bills · living expenses
compensation
Payment for services rendered
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
indemnification · repayment · refund · allowance · expense account · per diem · mileage · travel allowance