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defrayal
Alternative clues for the word defrayal
Word definitions for defrayal in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Defrayal \De*fray"al\, n. The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of defraying
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of paying money [syn: payment , defrayment ] [ant: evasion ]
Usage examples of defrayal.
Now, unless your captain is prepared to make im-mediate and total defrayal of the entire sum of his debt, I'm afraid I must demand that you open that hatch, or permit me to do so.
This trio of the elite, on the other hand, looked gravely worn, almost shabby, as though mired by the exhausting defrayal of endless costs.