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Definition of Defrayal
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 Defrayal
1. n. The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.
Definition of Defrayal
1. Noun. The act of defraying ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Defrayal
1. the act of defraying [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Defrayal
Literary usage of Defrayal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. India in 1880 by Richard Temple (1880)
"Though the lines are not all completed, and not in full working order, they are
already yielding half a million annually of net earnings for part defrayal ..."
2. Ireland: Its Scenery, Character, &c. by Samuel Carter Hall (1841)
"Their health is carefully watched by medical practitioners, who attend upon them
at their own houses incases of illness, the expense of which is defrayal by ..."
3. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1907)
"Suggested defrayal of costs In criminal prosecutions by counties in which originated.
(Govs. ann. mess. 1858: 14.) 1863-1904. See above under non-serial. ..."
4. France by Mayo Williamson Hazeltine, Witt (Henriette Elizabeth), Guizot (François) (1898)
"... for the defrayal of the expenses of the State. "When he went on his inspection,
the treasurers of France, receivers, accountants, comptrollers, ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly (1884)
"... a German explorer, is about to make another journey into Africa, the cost of
which is defrayal by private contributions. His object «ill be to explore ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1908)
"The princes of the West assumed the cross in order to appropriate to their own
use the tithes which, for the defrayal of crusade expenses, they had levied ..."
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