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defrayment

defrayment

9.8
Money given to pay costs for someone else
  • noun
  • /dɪˈfreɪmənt/
  • Formal
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  • Your employer is responsible for the defrayment of all authorized costs incurred on business trips.

Examples

  • The defrayment of travel expenses will be processed after the conference concludes.

  • The defrayment of my tuition fees allowed me to attend university without financial stress.

  • Government defrayment of medical fees is available for eligible citizens.

  • The defrayment was completed successfully!

  • Can you explain the defrayment process to me?

  • We submitted our receipts to the finance department for the defrayment of our business expenses.

  • Proper defrayment of costs is essential for the project's budget management.

Synonyms

payment
vsdefrayment
805 1.0

Money given for goods, services, or to settle a debt

is more specific, focusing on covering expenses rather than general transfers
reimbursement
vsdefrayment
49 4.0

Money paid back to someone for costs they paid

covers costs generally rather than only repaying earlier expenses
repayment
vsdefrayment
34 2.9

Money you return after you borrowed it

is used for covering expenses rather than returning borrowed sums
disbursement
vsdefrayment
  • Specialized
9 6.7

A payment of money from a fund or account

emphasizes paying costs rather than the administrative outflow
disbursal
vsdefrayment
  • Specialized
1 7.7

Paying out money from a fund

focuses on covering expenses rather than on fund distribution
defrayal
vsdefrayment
  • Formal
9.2

Money paid to cover costs such as travel or tuition fees

is identical in meaning but is the alternative form used for the same action

Antonyms

nonpayment
3 4.1

Someone does not pay money they owe

How Much

settlement
  • Specialized
34 3.5
reimbursement
49 4.0
defrayment
  • Formal
9.8
payment
805 1.0
contribution
400 2.5

Surface Forms

defrayment singular
defrayments plural

Morphology

defrayment = defray (transparent) = defray + ment

Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ment' to the verb 'defray', yielding 'the act or result of defraying'; the meaning is directly compositional.

Etymology

Defrayment comes from the verb defray, which breaks into de- meaning 'away' and fray from an old word for 'spend' or 'pay'. So, defrayment is the act of 'paying' to cover costs or expenses.