defrayal

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de·fray

(dĭ-frā′)

tr.v. de·frayed, de·fray·ing, de·frays

To undertake the payment of (costs or expenses); pay.

[French défrayer, from Old French desfrayer : des-, de- + *frai, expense (from Latin frāctum, from neuter past participle of frangere, to break; see bhreg- in Indo-European roots).]

de·fray′a·ble adj.

de·fray′al n.

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Noun

defrayal - the act of paying money

defrayment, payment

commerce, commercialism, mercantilism - transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

amortisation, amortization - payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers

fee splitting - payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral

overpayment - the act of paying too much

prepayment - payment in advance

ransom - payment for the release of someone

repayment, refund - the act of returning money received previously

remuneration - the act of paying for goods or services or to recompense for losses; "adequate remuneration for his work"

rendering - giving in acknowledgment of obligation

outlay, spending, disbursal, disbursement - the act of spending or disbursing money

tribute - payment by one nation for protection by another

underpayment - the act of paying less than required

Translations

pagamento

defrayal

[dɪˈfreɪəl] defrayment [dɪˈfreɪmənt] N → pago m

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defrayal

, defrayment

n → Übernahme f

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According to Plano Safra submitted by the Ministry of Agrarian Development for the 2012/2013 agricultural year, farmers will have at their disposal R$ 18 billion in Pronaf defrayal, investment and marketing lines.

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Furthermore, the revenue they generate is no longer "bonus money," but is now a vital part of the community's overall financial make-up through added revenue, expense reduction and cost defrayal.

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The EU executive found fault firstly with aid in the form of a staggering of personal social security contributions for farms in financial difficulties, provided that these difficulties do not jeopardise their viability, and, secondly, with the partial defrayal of interest payments due on bank loans taken out by pig breeders for their initial investments in pig production.