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Defrayal

Defrayal \De*fray"al\, n. The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.

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defrayal

n. The act of defraying

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defrayal

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.