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Definition of Defrayment
1. Noun. The act of paying money.
Generic synonyms: Commerce, Commercialism, Mercantilism
Specialized synonyms: Amortisation, Amortization, Fee Splitting, Overpayment, Prepayment, Ransom, Refund, Repayment, Remuneration, Rendering, Disbursal, Disbursement, Outlay, Spending, Tribute, Underpayment
Derivative terms: Defray, Defray, Pay, Pay, Pay
Antonyms: Nonpayment
Definition of Defrayment
1. n. Payment of charges.
Definition of Defrayment
1. Noun. The payment of charges. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defrayment
Literary usage of Defrayment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, Connecticut Council, James Hammond Trumbull, Connecticut Council of Safety, Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1870)
"... Plumbe fifty pounds of the publique money in his hands, to be put into the
hands of Richard Christophers, Esq', for the defrayment of publique charges. ..."
2. A Treatise on Extradition and Interstate Rendition: With Appendices by John Bassett Moore (1891)
"Appropriation for defrayment of Expenses. — To meet cases of extradition for
offences against the laws of the United States, the diplomatic and consular ..."
3. Report on the War Finance by Japan Ōkurashō (1906)
"CHAPTER V. defrayment of Extraordinary "War Expenses. The amount of extraordinary
war expenses defrayed from October, 1903 to March, 1906 was composed of ..."
4. Voyages to the East-Indiesby Johan Splinter Stavorinus by Johan Splinter Stavorinus (1798)
"... gilders per annum, for defrayment of his expences. ART. II. ... for defrayment
of their heavy expences, five per cent upon the whole of both fales and ..."
5. The State and Charity by Thomas Mackay (1898)
"He is opposed to endowment and favours the defrayment of the expense of education "
by those who receive the immediate benefit of such education and ..."
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