defrayment

Settling an expense

Defrayment is the act of paying or covering expenses, particularly those incurred by someone else or on behalf of an organization.

It is the noun form of defray and appears most often in formal, legal, or administrative contexts: The grant included provisions for defrayment of travel costs.

While defrayal serves the same function, defrayment is the more common form.

payment

reimbursement

Payment for incurred expenses

compensation · expenditure · outlay · invoice · billing · payable · dues · creditor · debtor · accounting

coverage

expense

Money paid out

  • costRequired payment amount
  • subsidyFinancial assistance from government
  • sponsorshipFunded endorsement arrangement

grant · allowance · stipend · underwriting · funding · contribution · allocation · provision · support · assistance

restitution

refund

Money returned after purchase

recoupment · recompense · return · recovery · payback · amends · adjustment · satisfaction · quittance · restoration

Opposites
payment fulfillment

defraymentnonpayment

Failure to settle debts

default · repudiation · insolvency · delinquency · welching

financial direction

defraymentcharging

Restoring electrical power

billing · incurring · accrual · indebtedness · levying

Family

repayment, defray, prepayment, defraying, defrayed, defrays, defrayal

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